{"id":439246,"date":"2026-09-17T21:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/439246\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T21:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:58:12","slug":"rangers-reach-500-again-and-tie-for-al-west-lead-with-7-3-victory-over-red-sox-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/439246\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers reach .500 again and tie for AL West lead with 7-3 victory over Red Sox | Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Brandon Nimmo hit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/video\/erik-miller-in-play-no-out-to-brandon-nimmo?partnerId=web_multimedia-search_video-share\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tiebreaking double<\/a> in the seventh inning before Ezequiel Duran added a two-run single, and the surging Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Wednesday night to pull even with Houston atop the AL West.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Eovaldi (11-9) allowed one hit over four scoreless innings in relief and finished the game retiring his last 11 batters. 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