ARLINGTON, Texas - David Murphy ran to first base for the left field corner and waits for the ball in foul territory. In addition to its lining of cutting blows chalk of Texas Rangers.
As is so often all by winning their first American League Championship a year ago, the Rangers withdrawn a thrilling comeback.
"There is that something has changed with these guys, not" Manager Ron Washington after a victory of 9-5 Friday said of the Boston Red Sox in the first game of the season.
Tiebreaking of Murphy to pinch hit, two double by Daniel Bard hard jets was part of a four-run Flash, in the eighth for Texas which, prior to the Championship of the flag game, already raised.
"My body language brought it back in." "I prayed the ball would have hit the chalk, and it has done," said Washington. "When he touched the chalk, I lost."
Newcomers of Rangers Mike Napoli and Torrealba base walked home to break a 5 for all equal. Murphy scored on a double by Elvis Andrus before an another double by AL MVP Josh Hamilton.
Napoli, Ian Kinsler threatened and Nelson Cruz all hit for the Rangers, whose opening came exactly five months after the end of a loss of game 5 in San Francisco at home, his first world series.
MLB Red Sox reloaded, which Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford added after missing the playoffs last season, has blown leads 2-0 and 4-2.
"Any loss is frustrating." "We have 161 to go," said Kevin Youkilis. "We know that we played better that we are today.". There are many games like that this year, but hopefully not too many in a row. »
Remplaceant Murphy for the No. 9 hitter Julio Borbon, the fielder whose error in the base of two on the first play of the game led to the Red Sox two unearned runs to score. Borbon remains a starter even after five errors in 21 games in spring training, a step which degrades the Rangers playing Hamilton left but Murphy to the Bank.
"I have been doing for my teammates.". "I love my teammates," said Murphy, who was 109 games last season. "I want more". Yes. "But when I hit, I think that I should have a problem."
Bard said that he made the exact height that he wanted to go to Murphy.
"Sinker down and away." "It's on the knees, external black," says Bard. "Just, it gets the bat for her." Three inches to the left is a ball of fault, and we have a different conversation. »
Darren Oliver, the third Texas analgesic, obtained the victory even after allowing a homer to David Ortiz in the upper part of the eighth that tied it at 5.
Gonzalez had two hits and drove in three tracks in his Boston debut. Crawford went 0 for 4 with three striped, while a runner in scoring position behind each at bat.
Napoli fired ground along the left field line in the fourth for a three-run off left-hander Jon Lester, Texas shot putting up 5-4 and the sending of the room fills 50,146 in a frenzy.
"If you made your debut, this is what you want to do," said Napoli, who walked in the eighth, then designated Torrealba. "" "". I did my part today for us help to win. It is a good start. »
Napoli played the last five seasons with the rival AL - Angels West, although he in January Toronto, whose four days later take him to the Rangers for right hand that sent Frank Francisco was traded.
Kinsler threatened high in the State of Texas, where he hit mainly in 2009 and began the season with a homer to make it 2-1. His team to register with his 14th homer a prolonged career.
One run later, Cruz hit a towering fly that, just behind the 14-foot wall, to the left.
Wilson c.j., who won a best Rangers 15 games last year when he made the transition of the preference, the rotation granted six with two walks in 5 2-3 channel. The left-hander clever gave up four runs.
Lester has waived five races on 5, 1-3 rounds. It was the first time in 125 games, he allowed three home runs and the second time only the lefty had not a line through.
Gonzalez broke the link 2 for all in the third with a only two-out, 2 - run.
Boston Jacoby Ellsbury, who finished with two hits and scored twice, opened the game with a fly to center-right. Borbon struck the ball from right fielder Cruz he was about to capture.
"It was a very aggressive game Borbon part." "Cruz was camped," said Washington. "It does us bother." We have collected and kept playing baseball.
Ellsbury scored on a double 2-out by Youkilis and Gonzalez led to a term in his first Red Sox y before throw trying to stretch his success in a double.
Gonzalez, whose major league debut came with Texas in 2004, was a period of three stars in San Diego for this winter in Boston traded. Crawford spent his first nine seasons of major league with the Tampa Bay.
Crawford, who hit the third, had a weak popout infield in the first. He struck out in third, fifth and seventh.
"It was a difficult day." "Divided Wilson he is good enough," said Terry Francona Manager of Red Sox. "There will be much better days." We hope that will start tomorrow. »
Comments: Was the only other Ranger with a homer was a Oddibe McDowell is more open in 1987 in Baltimore. ... It was the third consecutive year Boston against the champion season in title has already opened. The Red Sox beat the Yankees in New York and Tampa Bay year last in the opener of 2009. ... A little more than two hours before the first pitch, $15 only standing tickets for $54 on company were offered, and the cheapest was $59 seat in an upper reserved area which would normally be $17.
