How to Watch Red Sox vs. Rangers on TV or Streaming Live - Friday, August 2 (2024)

On Friday, August 2 at 8:05 PM ET, Jarren Duran and the Boston Red Sox (57-50) visit Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers (52-57) in the series opener at Globe Life Field.

Ahead of Boston matching up against Texas, you can find out how to watch the game in the piece below.

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Where to Watch Red Sox vs. Rangers

• Date: Friday, August 2, 2024
• Time: 8:05 PM ET
• TV Channel: NESN
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• Location: Arlington, Texas
• Venue: Globe Life Field

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Pitching Matchup

Red Sox: Kutter Crawford

• Kutter Crawford makes the start for the Red Sox, his 22nd of the season. He is 6-8 with a 3.60 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 122 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his last time out on Saturday, the right-hander went 4 2/3 innings against the New York Yankees, giving up five earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
• In 21 games this season, the 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.60, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .223 against him.
• Crawford has 11 quality starts under his belt this year.
• Crawford has put up 18 starts this season in which he pitched five or more innings.
• He has made five appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.

Rangers: José Ureña

• The Rangers will send Jose Urena (3-5) out to make his seventh start of the season. He is 3-5 with a 3.07 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 76 1/3 innings pitched.
• His last time out was out of the bullpen on Saturday when the right-hander threw 4 1/3 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, surrendering one earned run while giving up five hits.
• In 25 games this season, the 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.07, with 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .236 against him.
• Urena is looking to collect his fourth quality start of the year in this outing.
• Urena has put together five starts this season that he pitched five or more innings.
• In 11 of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.

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Team Comparison

Red Sox Offensive Leaders

• Duran is batting .292 this year, with a .856 OPS (.351 on-base, .504 slugging). His strikeout rate is 21.8%, and his walk rate is 7.8%. He has 13 home runs and 53 RBI, plus 76 runs scored and 23 steals on 27 attempts.
• In 2024, Rafael Devers' batting average is .306, to go along with an OPS of .990 (.384 on-base, .606 slugging). He has 24 homers and 69 RBI, plus 69 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 23.4%, and his walk rate is 11.4%.
• Tyler O'Neill's current batting average is .268, and he has 22 home runs and 45 RBI, plus 58 runs scored. He has a .353 on-base percentage, and a .546 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 32%, and his walk rate is 11%.
• The Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela is batting .255, with a .285 on-base percentage and a .414 slugging percentage. He has 12 home runs and 55 RBI, plus 53 runs scored and 15 steals on 21 attempts. His strikeout rate is 25.8%, and his walk rate is 3%.

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Rangers Offensive Leaders

• Semien is batting .246/.316/.405 this season with a walk rate of 9.1% and a K rate of 13.3%. Additionally, he's popped 15 homers while driving in 54 runs and scoring 71 times.
• In 413 plate appearances this season, the Rangers' Corey Seager sports a .273/.358/.468 slash line, and he's launched 19 dingers with 51 runs and 50 RBI. He's walking and striking out 11.1% and 17.2% of the time, respectively.
• This season, Josh Smith has put up a batting average of .281 with an OPS of .821 (.376 OBP; .445 SLG), while blasting 11 dingers with 49 runs and 45 RBI. He's walking at a 9% clip and fanning 19.7% of the time. On the bases, he's pilfered seven bags on eight tries.
• At the dish, the Rangers' Adolis Garcia sports a .210/.273/.389 triple slash line, and he's hit 18 homers with 51 runs scored and 54 RBI plus nine steals on 12 attempts. He's walking and striking out 7.2% and 25.7% of the time, respectively.