It’s nice when sloppy defense actually benefits the Red Sox for a change. Granted, it would be even nicer if the Red Sox didn’t also play sloppy defense while benefitting from the opposing team’s misplays, but hey, as the old saying that we all know goes: you don’t look a sloppy gift horse in its sloppy horse mouth.
The Red Sox won this game thanks to a seventh inning in which the Rangers simply could not get the Red Sox out. Beyond simply putting the bat on the ball (which is hard, I know) the Red Sox lineup was not particularly prolific this inning.