Red Sox beat Rangers 6-3, clinch series win

The Boston Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Saturday, June 13, clinching a series victory at Fenway Park behind a clutch hit from Ceddanne Rafaela. The win followed a dominant 10-1 victory in the series opener on Friday, June 12, setting the stage for a potential sweep in Sunday night's finale.

Saturday's game was a tight contest until the seventh inning. With the score tied 2-2, Rafaela delivered a two-out, two-run single off reliever Robby Ahlstrom to give Boston a 4-2 lead. The Rangers pulled within a run in the eighth on Jake Burger's 12th home run of the season, but Jarren Duran answered in the bottom of the inning with a two-run homer, his 11th, to secure the final margin.

Garrett Whitlock earned the win with a perfect seventh inning of relief, and Aroldis Chapman, pitching for the first time since June 5, recorded his 14th save with a scoreless ninth. Texas starter Jacob deGrom turned in a strong six-inning performance, allowing two runs and leaving with the game tied. Cole Winn took the loss after giving up two hits in the decisive seventh inning.

The Rangers played without All-Star shortstop Corey Seager for the second consecutive game. Manager Skip Schumaker...