Kevin Youkilis, who moved from third base to first base in the eighth inning tonight after Sean Casey was removed for a pinch runner, recorded two putouts and has now extended his major-league record of consecutive games at first base without an error to 200. The former Lowell Spinner has handled 1,661 regular-season chances without a miscue, 39 shots of the major-league mark set by the Red Sox’ Stuffy McInnis in 1921-22.
The Red Sox have scored five or more runs now in seven straight games, their longest such streak since a 10-game run in June of 2006 ... Manny Ramirez, whose two-run homer in the eighth provided the winning margin in the Sox’ 5-3 win over the Rangers, has driven in the winning run in six of the Sox’ 12 victories this season ... The Sox have come from behind in eight of their 12 wins, four of them in the seventh inning or later.