Rafael Devers homered and drove in two runs as the Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Thursday afternoon.

The Red Sox rank ninth in the majors with a .253 batting average. The Rangers average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season. Prepare for the Red Sox vs. Rangers with everything you need to know before Wednesday's game, including viewing options.

The scoring profiles for both clubs suggest a better deserved record for the Red Sox and a lesser one for the Rangers. Boston has thus far played .500 baseball despite scoring 4.89 runs per game while allowing 4.53. Texas has registered a .486 win percentage while averaging 3.32 RPG and yielding 3.73.

The Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers were supposed to get their three-game series underway at Fenway Park on Tuesday, May 6 starting at 6:45 p.m. ET. Unfortunat

"But wouldn't it also make a lot of sense for Chaim Bloom — who was chief baseball officer when the Red Sox signed the extension with Devers, and in the process of succeeding John Mozeliak as the Cardinals' president of baseball operations — to do whatever it takes to get his man?" Miller says.

The Texas Rangers (18-18) will visit the Boston Red Sox (18-19), Thursday at 1:35 p.m. ET, with the Red Sox on a three-game losing skid. The Rangers (+116 underdog on the moneyline to win) are away versus the Red Sox (-136). The starting pitchers are Brayan Bello (2-0) for the Boston Red Sox, and Jack Leiter (2-1) for the Texas Rangers.

Nathan Eovaldi struck out seven over six strong innings, Texas belted out 16 hits in their first game since adding Bret Boone as a hitting coach and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night.

The Texas Rangers added to their outfield depth after making a significant subtraction before Tuesday night’s series opener against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway

Devers has been Boston's best hitter this season and has only ascended in his role as the DH. Despite that, many former Red Sox players have decided to weigh in on the Devers drama with what they believe the 28-year-old lefty slugger should do.

Josh Smith and Jarren Duran will look to continue their recent offensive production when the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox meet at Fenway Park on Tuesday, at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Rangers have a 3.45 team ERA that ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs. The Red Sox rank seventh in MLB with a .255 team batting average.

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The Boston Red Sox will have some interesting roster decisions to make between Monday and Jul. 31. Given that Rafael Devers clearly isn't receptive to the Red Sox's desire to move him from designated hitter to first base,