The Rangers made a major investment in Ryan Dempster. He was blasted in his first start, and you can bet he wants to make a better impression in this one. Jon Lester has been the Red Sox Ace for several years, but he hasn’t pitched like it this season.
No team has looked better in the first couple weeks of baseball than the Texas Rangers. Texas got to Jon Lester early last night, and the Rangers have been smashing the baseball all season.
The Red Sox got things back on track by winning three straight against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, but a 1-0 loss in Monday’s Patriot’s Day matinee will set up a must win series against the red-hot Texas Rangers who will roll into Fenway on Tuesday night for a short two-game set.
The Texas Rangers are fighting to hold off the Los Angeles Angels in for the American League West lead and got a little shot in the arm this week with Adrian Beltre’s return from the DL.
