In the opener of the final series before the All-Star break, the Rangers dominated the Red Sox, 12-3. Already trailing 5-0, Boston starter Tom Bolton was removed in the 5th inning with the bases loaded. Pete Incaviglia hit a grand slam on reliever Blaine Beatty's first pitch to break the game wide open. Incaviglia had 6 RBI in all on the day. Beatty saved the rest of the bullpen by finishing the game with 3.2 innings of relief and threw 71 pitches. Mike Arner got the win for Texas, pitching 8 innings and allowing just 1 run. Mike Greenwell hit his 13th homer and Tim Naehring added two double for the Red Sox in the losing effort.
Pete Incaviglia hit a grand slam for the second straight day, and the Rangers rolled over the Red Sox again, shutting them out 12-0 today. Bobby Witt got the start and allowed only 1 hit in 7 innings, a Jody Reed single. Entering the 7th inning with a slim 2-0 lead, Texas put up 8 runs in the 7th inning to put the game away. Dennis Lamp came on in relief for Mike Boddicker, and allowed all 4 batters he faced to reach base. Each of those runners would could around to score. Red Sox reliever Todd Worrell finished the game for Boston, but suffered a strained oblique. The Red Sox announced after the game that he would be placed on the disabled list.
Rookie Juan Gonzalez homered and drove in 5 runs as the Rangers blew out the Boston Red Sox for the third straight game, 10-4. Starter Dana Kiecker struggled in his 5 innings, allowing 8 runs. However, only 5 of the runs were earned as a big error by 3B Tim Naehring opened the door for the Rangers to blow the game open in the 3rd inning. Wade Boggs, Carlos Quintana and Dwight Evans had two hits apiece for the Red Sox, who enter the All-Star break at 31-58.