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Martinez 2 HRs, leads majors with 9, as Red Sox beat Rangers

By STEPHEN HAWKINS, AP

D.J. Reyburn, Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez, Jonah Heim Boston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts (2) and J.D. Martinez, right, celebrate a three-run home run by Martinez as umpire D.J. Reyburn, middle rear, and Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim stand near the plate during the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

By STEPHEN HAWKINS, AP

ARLINGTON, Texas — (AP) — J.D. Martinez homered twice and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-1.

Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers also went deep off Texas starter Kohei Arihara. Martinez hit a three-run homer after the first two batters of the game walked, and Bogaerts followed with a homer to quickly make it 4-0.

Martinez hit his MLB-best ninth homer and got his league-best 25th RBI when he went deep again in the third.

Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi improved to 4-2. The right-hander allowed one run on four singles over six innings.

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