The Rangers broke up a scoreless game with four two-out runs in the fifth off Brad Penny. Penny had allowed just one bad-hop hit through the first four innings. But with one out in the fifth Marlon Byrd reached on an infield hit to shortstop, and Chris Davis singled on an 0-and-2 pitch. After retiring Jarrod Saltalamacchia on a flyball, Penny got ahead of rookie Elvis Andrus 0-and-2 but couldn't finish him off. Andrus hit a ground single to left that was just beyond the reach of shortstop Julio Lugo, putting the Rangers ahead 1-0. Three pitches later Ian Kinsler lashed a 2-and-0 pitch into the Monster seats for his 15th homer.
Red Sox pitchers have surrendered seven three-run homers or grand slams this season, and Penny has yielded three of them.
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