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Ortiz Backs Buchholz as Red Sox win 4th Straight

Posted Apr 21, 08 6:22 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Clay Buchholz pitched six shutout innings, David Ortiz drove in three runs with a pair of doubles and the Boston Red Sox completed a four-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with an 8-3 win Monday. Julio Lugo went 4-for-4 with a walk and an RBI as the Red Sox scored at least five runs for the ninth straight game. They finished with 12 hits and 11 walks.

The annual game on Patriots Day—a holiday commemorating Paul Revere's ride and the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775—began at 11:06 a.m. It takes place on the same day as the Boston Marathon. Runners passed by Fenway Park starting in the third inning and kept going for hours—just like the Red Sox offense.

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Texas Rangers pitching coach Mark Connor checks out the condition of starting pitcher Kason Gabbard (13) after he fell delivering a pitch during the second inning of their game at Fenway Park in Boston,...   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Boston Red Sox's Kevin Youkilis (20) and Jacoby Ellsbury, right, celebrate after Ellsbury and Kevin Cash scored on a David Ortiz double in the fifth inning of their game against the Texas Rangers at Fenway...   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury (46) pulls in a fly ball to center hit by Texas Rangers' Hank Blalock during eighth inning action of their game at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday afternoon,...   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Boston Red Sox shortstop Julio Lugo (23) ducks under a high five between Jacoby Ellsbury (46) and David Ortiz (34) as Ortiz comes to the plate after they scored two runs on a double by Boston Red Sox...   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (34) hits a two run double during the fifth inning of their game against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, April 21, 2008.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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