With his shaved head and hustling style, Kevin Youkilis will never be mistaken for Manny Ramirez. 

Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton left Wednesday night's game against Boston in the sixth inning to fly home to be with his wife, who is expecting their third child. 

Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton left Wednesday night's game against Boston in the sixth inning to fly home to be with his wife, who is expecting their third child. 

Being a so-called "expert," I get invited to participate in more leagues than I probably should be in and certainly more than my wife knows about. 

Terry Francona watched Boston's 10-run lead disappear and was searching for a new strategy as the numbers on the scoreboard started to resemble a football game. 

The Rangers' starting rotation is in disarray. 

--OF Marlon Byrd, the reigning AL player of the week, set a career high with five hits. 

MEDICAL WATCH: DH Milton Bradley (strained left quadriceps) left the July 29 game and hadn't started again until Aug. 

The Boston Red Sox bolstered their rotation so they won't have to outslug opponents as they did in their last contest. 

In one of the wildest games of the season, Kevin Youkilis' go-ahead homer sent the Boston Red Sox to a 19-17 win after the Texas Rangers fought back from a 10-run first inning Tuesday night that included a pair of three-run homers by David Ortiz. 

Rangers outfielder David Murphy (knee) will miss two to four weeks with a strained right knee ligament. 

MEDICAL WATCH: DH Milton Bradley (strained left quadriceps) left the July 29 game and hadn't started again until Aug. 

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--OF Marlon Byrd was named the AL Player of the Week for batting . 

The Boston Red Sox will replace one knuckleballer with another when they open a three-game series with the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.