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MLB: Boston 6, Texas 0

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Published: Aug. 25, 2011 at 11:57 PM

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Adrian Gonzalez hit two of four home runs that accounted for all of Boston's scoring Thursday and gave the Red Sox a 6-0 win over Texas.

Boston battered Texas in each of the last three games of the four-game series after being held scoreless in the opener.

The Red Sox stayed a game in front of the second-place New York Yankees in the American League East and Texas had lead over the second-place Los Angeles Angels in the AL West trimmed to two -- down from seven last week.

Gonzalez hit a solo homer in the first and a two-run blast in the third, running his total for the season to 23. David Ortiz had a solo shot in the second, his 25th homer of the year, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia added a two-run home run in the fourth.

All of the homers came off Alexi Ogando (12-6), who lasted four innings.

The Rangers managed only three hits, all of them given up by starter and winner Andrew Miller (6-1). Miller struck out six in 6 1/3 innings.

Topics: Adrian Gonzalez
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