Doc Medich fired a two-hitter as the Rangers blanked the Red Sox, 2-0. The Texas hurler retired the last 14 batters he faced. With one out in the eighth inning, Al Oliver stroked a single and Bobby Bonds followed with a home run. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 2, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Wednesday, July 26, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 2 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 2 6 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Hargrove 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 .258 Lynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Rice dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .317 Sundberg c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Yastrzemski lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .297 J. Ellis c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .197 Hancock lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Oliver lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .304 Fisk c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Bonds rf 4 1 3 2 0 1 .274 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .251 Gray dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Lowenstein pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .266 Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Duffy ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Wills 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .220 Brohamer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 2 0 1 5 Totals 31 2 6 2 4 7 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 21,671 Left on Base: Red Sox 2, Rangers 10 DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Hobson, Duffy Doubles: Lynn (20) Home Runs: Bonds (17) Stolen Bases: Bonds 2 (24) Sacrifice Hits: Wills (3) GIDP: Scott (17) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(11-4) 8 6 2 2 4 7 1 36 3.53 Totals 8 6 2 2 4 7 1 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich W(5-5) 9 2 0 0 1 5 0 29 3.57 Totals 9 2 0 0 1 5 0 29 Passed Balls: Fisk (3) Wild Pitches: Medich (4) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Rice walked; Medich threw a wild pitch [Rice to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to right; On a bunt Beniquez made an out to pitcher; Fisk allowed a passed ball [Hargrove to second]; Sundberg was called out on strikes; Jim Sundberg ejected by HP umpire Mike Reilly; Oliver walked; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 2ND: J. ELLIS REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); Fisk lined to left; Hobson was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Gray reached on an error by Duffy; Bevacqua popped to right; Wills flied out to center; Campaneris lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove walked; Beniquez struck out; J. Ellis struck out; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn doubled to left; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Lynn to third]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Bonds singled to left; Gray made an out to second; Bonds stole second; Bonds stole third; Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson singled to shortstop; Scott grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hobson out at second]; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: HANCOCK REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Campaneris flied to left in foul territory; Hargrove was called out on strikes; Beniquez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 6TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver flied out to center; Bonds singled to center; Gray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 7TH: Rice popped to center; Hancock grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: Bevacqua singled to center; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Bevacqua to second]; Campaneris struck out; Hargrove was walked intentionally; Beniquez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RED SOX 8TH: Hobson was called out on strikes; Scott struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 8TH: J. Ellis struck out; Oliver singled to shortstop; Bonds homered [Oliver scored]; Gray reached on an error by Hobson; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR GRAY; Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lowenstein to second]; Wills was walked intentionally; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2. RED SOX 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BROHAMER BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt Remy grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 2.

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