Red Sox 4, Rangers 3
BOSTON -- A slumping Red Sox offense received a jolt from its middle-of-the-order bats, as David Ortiz and Mike Napoli teamed up to drive in all of the team's runs in Boston's 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.
The designated hitter and first baseman each hit solo homers and produced timely RBI singles to help Boston (19-20) inch closer to .500 and open its quick six-game homestand with a win.
Texas (16-23) lost for the fifth time in seven games after snapping a three-game skid Sunday.
Boston left fielder Hanley Ramirez went 3-for-5, and Ortiz, Napoli, second baseman Dustin Pedroia and center fielder Mookie Betts added two hits apiece.
Red Sox left-hander Wade Miley (3-4) built on last Wednesday's quality start to earn his second straight win, striking out seven while holding the Rangers to two runs on seven hits and a walk over seven innings. Koji Uehara gave up a run in the ninth but still managed to record his 10th save.
Rangers right-hander Yovani Gallardo (3-6) was tagged for four runs on 10 hits in five innings. He didn't walk a batter, but he gave up two homers and struck out just two.
Ortiz provided Boston's opening salvo in the first inning, lining a 3-1 slider to right field for a single to plate Pedroia, who doubled in the previous at-bat. That gave the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. Ortiz added a solo home run into the Boston bullpen in right in the fifth.
Napoli broke out of his road-trip funk, collecting two key hits. Leading off the fourth, Napoli blasted a 2-2 curveball over the Green Monster in left for a solo home run.
With two outs in the fifth, Napoli sent a dribbler to Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus who couldn't make the play to first in time, allowing Ramirez to score from third.
Napoli hit .148 (4-for-27) during the Red Sox's recent 10-game trip.
Texas was held off the scoreboard until there were two outs in the sixth inning, when second baseman Thomas Field hit a line-drive single to left to score a run. Catcher Robinson Chirinos tripled on a fly ball to right field, bringing Field all the way around to score to make it 4-2.
Leonys Martin, pinch-hitting for Field, hit a solo home run to lead off the ninth and trim the Rangers' deficit to one run, but Uehara snapped back into form to stifle any potential rally.
Prince Fielder was the only Texas player to have a multi-hit night. The power-hitting first baseman went 2-for-4, extending his hitting streak to eight games.
NOTES: Texas OF Josh Hamilton returned to the lineup Tuesday for Triple-A Frisco after a day off. Hamilton is batting .321 (9-for-28) with three RBIs in eight minor league games and is expected to return from his rehab stint next week, the team said. ... Red Sox INF Yoan Moncada made his minor league debut Monday with Class A Greenville, going 0-for-3 with a walk and two runs. "I know it was highly anticipated," Boston manager John Farrell said. "We'll see how his career unfolds." ... Boston OF Rusney Castillo's wife, Mariela, gave birth to the couple's first child Monday. Castillo, currently playing for Triple-A Pawtucket, will be away for "a couple of days," Farrell said.