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Trevor Story's 3-run homer lifts Red Sox to 4-3 win, dropping Rangers into 2nd place in AL West

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 18). Trevor Story's 3-run homer lifts Red Sox to 4-3 win, dropping Rangers into 2nd place in AL West. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/trevor-story-s-3-run-homer-lifts-red-sox-to-4-3-win-dropping-rangers-into-2nd-place-in-al-west/article_90efc8fa-68a5-559e-bf28-06508a9eaee3.html

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Trevor Story hit a crucial three-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Boston Red Sox overcome a three-run deficit and defeat the Texas Rangers by a score of 4-3 on Thursday night. This victory not only secured a win for the Red Sox but also pushed the Rangers into second place in the AL West division, dropping them one game behind the Houston Astros who lead the division with a record of 77-76. The Red Sox improved to an impressive 8-59 when trailing after seven innings and now have a five-game lead for the top wild card spot in the American League.

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On Thursday night in Arlington, Texas, Trevor Story of the Boston Red Sox hit a critical three-run home run off Texas Rangers' All-Star closer Jacob Latz, clinching a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. This win not only improved the Red Sox's record to 83-70 but also dropped the Rangers, who had been tied with Houston for first place in the AL West, one game behind the Astros at 76-77. The Red Sox now hold a five-game lead for the top American League wild card spot, while the Rangers' slim playoff hopes suffered as they fell two games behind for the last AL wild card position. Latz entered the eighth inning with the bases loaded and surrendered the game-winning home run to Story after striking out Adley Rutschman earlier in the same inning.

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ARLINGTON Boston Rangers Texas the Boston Red Sox

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Narrative

Trevor Story hit a three-run home run off All-Star closer Jacob Latz in the eighth inning, capping a comeback from a three-run deficit as the Boston Red Sox beat Texas 4-3 on Thursday night and dropped the Rangers out of the AL West lead.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18

🔮 Latz (3-3) entered after Wilyer Abreu walked starting the eighth and Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch from Jakob Junis.

2026-09-18 · Toronto Star

Trevor Story's 3-run homer lifts Red Sox to 4-3 win, dropping Rangers into 2nd place in AL West · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

Sox → hit → lead

Texas (76-77) had won four straight games to gain a share of the lead but dropped one game behind Houston (77-76), which holds the tiebreaker. asserted

which → win → tiebreaker

The Rangers trail by two games for the last AL wild card. asserted

Rangers → trail → card

Boston (83-70) has a five-game lead for the top AL wild card and improved to 8-59 when trailing after seven innings. asserted

Boston → have → innings

Texas dropped to 63-2 when leading after seven innings. asserted

Texas → drop → innings

Latz (3-3) entered after Wilyer Abreu walked starting the eighth and Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch from Jakob Junis. asserted

Contreras → enter → Junis

Latz struck out Adley Rutschman and Story, who is from nearby Irving, reached down for Latz’s second straight low curveball and drove the ball over the left-field wall for his fourth home run this season. asserted

who → strike → run

Boston’s Wyatt Olds (2-0) got three outs and Garrett Whitlock pitched the ninth for his fourth save in eight chances, getting Jake Burger to ground into a game-ending double play. asserted

Burger → get → play

Josh Jung hit a first-inning homer off Sonny Gray, and Texas opened a 3-0 lead in the second on Danny Jansen’s RBI single and Evan Carter’s safety squeeze bunt. asserted

Texas → hit → single

Roman Anthony hit into a run-scoring forceout in the seventh. asserted

Anthony → hit → seventh

Texas’ Cody Bradford followed a one-inning opener with 4 1/3 shutout innings, seeking his first major league since Sept. 18, 2024. asserted

Bradford → follow → Sept.

He missed last season following elbow surgery. asserted

He → miss → surgery

Gray gave up three hits in 6 1/3 innings, throwing a season-high 102 pitches. asserted

Gray → give → pitches

Up Next Red Sox: LHP Ranger Suarez (7-4, 3.33) will go against LHP Ian Seymour (9-6, 4.27) on Friday at Tampa Bay. asserted

Suarez → go → Bay

Rangers: RHP Kumar Rocker (5-11, 4.54) starts Friday against visiting Toronto and RHP Dylan Cease (11-5, 2.38). asserted

Rocker → start → Toronto