David Price continued to struggle as he gave up nine runs (seven earned) in 3.2 innings as the Boston Red Sox fell 11-5 against the Rangers at Texas on Thursday night.
The Rangers took a 10-3 lead when they put up six runs in the fourth inning. Nomar Mazara powered the Rangers offense with five RBI.
Mookie Betts continued his red hot hitting. Betts hit his 12th homer of the season and added a double and four RBI. J.D. Martinez and Christian Vazquez had two hits each.
Price has allowed 24 earned runs in his last 23 innings. An intriguing pitching matchup of Rick Porcello against Bartolo Colon will highlight game two of the series on Friday night.
