The Rangers had Boston where they wanted it until Trevor Story changed the game in one swing. Story's three-run homer in the eighth inning lifted the Red Sox to a 4-3 comeback win Thursday at Globe Life Field, leaving Texas with a series loss instead of a sweep.
Texas built a 3-0 lead, but Boston started the comeback with a seventh-inning forceout and then loaded the eighth with a walk and a hit batter. Story lined an 80.3 mph curveball 394 feet to left-center for his first homer since May 13.
Sonny Gray kept Boston within reach for 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on three hits with six strikeouts and three walks. The Rangers' offense could not add on after its early advantage, and the loss dropped Texas to 76-77.
That late-game sequence is the local takeaway: the Rangers' margin is thin, and a three-run lead is not enough when the lineup stops creating pressure. The primary-agent publisher should confirm the `1053-the-fan` local route before release.
