Last August, the Texas Rangers experienced a dramatic slump with a dismal 4-16 stretch, causing them to fall from first place and leaving their postseason hopes looking bleak, if not unattainable.

However, the rest of the 2023 season unfolded differently. The Rangers secured a wild card spot and went on an impressive 11-0 road run to clinch their first World Series championship.

Now, with August back, the Rangers are struggling again, showing minimal signs of improvement. They lost for the 13th time in their last 17 games as the Boston Red Sox defeated them 9-4 in Game 2 of their series at Fenway Park on Tuesday night.

The Rangers have now lost six consecutive series since their sweep of the Chicago White Sox on July 25.

In Tuesday’s game, the Rangers failed to get a baserunner through the first five innings and trailed 6-0. They finally sparked a comeback in the sixth inning, scoring four runs. Carson Kelly and Leody Taveras both singled with one out, followed by a double from Marcus Semien that drove in a run. After Corey Seager walked, lefty Cam Booser replaced starter Kutter Crawford. Josh Smith added a run-scoring single, and Booser issued two bases-loaded walks to Adolis Garcia and Nathaniel Lowe, narrowing the deficit to 6-4.

José Ureña was pitching well, holding the Red Sox to a first-inning run through four innings. The Red Sox, however, put together a one-out rally in the fifth as four consecutive batters reached ahead of Connor Wong’s three-run homer gave Boston a 6-0 lead. That was the end of Ureña’s night. He was charged with six runs on seven hits and two walks.

Bruce Bochy was ejected in the sixth inning for arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire Erich Bacchus. The call in question was a ball down and in, clearly off the plate, according to Gametracker.

Wyatt Langford, who led off the inning in which the Rangers scored three runs, was called out on strikes, which prompted Bochy from the dugout. It’s Bochy’s fifth ejection in 2024 and the 86th of his managerial career, seventh-most in MLB history, and two behind Frank Frisch.