The Rangers upped their advantage to 5-0 in the sixth, although if shortstop Lugo had any range at all Penny probably would have avoided being charged with another run.
Hank Blalock led off with a walk, and two outs later Byrd grounded a ball up the middle that an ordinary major-league shortstop would have reached in time to get an inning-ending force at second. Again the ball was just out of Lugo's reach, and Davis followed with a ground-rule double that scored the run and finished Penny.
Rookie Daniel Bard took over and got out of further trouble when Byrd tried to come home on a pitch that squirted behind Jason Varitek and was nailed at the plate by Bard.
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