Game 68: Rangers at Red Sox lineups and preview

Can the Red Sox win two in a row at home for the first time since April?

If they are victorious on Saturday vs. the Rangers, it will be the first time they have taken two straight at Fenway Park since April 7-8, which is also the last time they won a series at home.

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Boston opened the three-game series with a 10-1 win on Friday night. Willson Contreras, Wilyer Abreu, and Ceddanne Rafaela homered for the Red Sox, who ended a four-game losing streak.

Boston is 1-8-1 in its 10 series at Fenway Park this season. The Red Sox secured their lone series win on April 8, when they won the rubber game of a three-game set against Milwaukee.

Here’s a preview of Saturday’s game:

RANGERS (34-35): TBA

Pitching: RHP Jacob deGrom (5-4, 3.18 ERA)

RED SOX (28-39): Gasper DH, Rafaela CF, Abreu RF, Contreras 1B, Duran LF, Durbin 3B, Kiner-Falefa 2B, Mayer SS, Narváez C

Pitching: LHP Ranger Suarez (2-3, 3.18 ERA)

Time: 4:10 p.m.

TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7

Rangers vs. Suarez: Jake Burger 0-11, Ezequiel Duran 0-3, Elias Díaz 5-18, Kyle Higashioka 0-2, Brandon Nimmo 4-27, Joc Pederson 0-2, Corey Seager 0-7

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Red Sox vs. deGrom: Wilyer Abreu 0-0, Willson Contreras 1-10, Jarren Duran 0-2, Nate Eaton 0-1, Isiah Kiner-Falefa 0-2, Ceddanne Rafaela 1-2, Connor Wong 0-2

Stat of the day: Nine of Boston’s 12 hits Friday went for extra bases (six doubles, three homers).

Notes: Texas was limited to six hits and didn’t score after the first inning Friday. Joc Pederson and Wyatt Langford each collected two hits. … deGrom is 0-2 with a 2.40 ERA in five career games against Boston, striking out 41 in 30 innings. … Suarez is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in two career games against Texas. … Rangers outfielder Evan Carter left Friday’s game in the fifth inning with oblique tightness. He was injured while making a diving catch. “We’ll find out more (Saturday) after he wakes up and sees what the soreness feels like,” manager Skip Schumacher said. … The Rangers also were without shortstop Corey Seager on Friday. He was held out because of soreness that resulted from a collision at home plate in a game against Kansas City on Thursday.

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Information from Field Level Media was used in this report.