Pivetta gets first victory of season, pitches Red Sox past Rangers

Nick Pivetta finally found his stride, allowing one run in seven innings of work, and the visiting Boston Red Sox made the most of their station-to-station attack to roll to a 7-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday in the first of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.

Xander Bogaerts had two hits and two RBIs while J.D. Martinez and Enrique Hernandez also had two hits each to lead the Red Sox's 10-hit attack. Eight