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"I like my chances when we get 17 runs," Dempster said with a slight grin. "It was just fun to watch the guys swing the bat as well as they did today. When you have breathing room like that, it is nice because you kind of fill up the zone a little bit more and try and get some quick outs." David Ortiz had three RBIs, driving in one run with a double in the first and then a pair while legging out a rare triple during Bostons six-run second. Ortiz also tagged up and scored on a sacrifice to shallow right. "Hes playing with a lot of life. Hes playing with a lot of enthusiasm and I think that is the overriding attitude that is in that group downstairs," manager John Farrell said. Carp also drove in three runs as the Red Sox ended a five-game losing streak against the Rangers. Five of Bostons six hits in the second were for extra bases and the Red Sox chased Justin Grimm (5-4) after 60 pitches. The Texas rookie allowed eight runs, all earned, in 1 2-3 innings in a forgettable Fenway Park debut. Texas used six pitchers and none could stop the Red Sox until outfielder David Murphy made his first career pitching appearance. Murphy came in from left field in the eighth and kept Boston from scoring after Daniel ;Nava hit a leadoff double.dddddddddddd. "There was too many pitches in the middle of the plate and the Red Sox didnt miss," manager Ron Washington said. "They came out tonight swinging the bats and they didnt stop it until we put Murphy out there." Jeff Baker hit a two-run homer for Texas in the fourth and Nelson Cruz hit a solo shot out to straightaway centre in the fifth -- Dempsters only mistakes against his former team. He allowed three runs on five hits over seven innings, striking out six with one walk. The Red Sox had just set a season high with 18 hits Saturday in an 11-1 win at New York and topped that when Nava doubled in the eighth Tuesday. Bostons bats were alive early again Tuesday. Jose Iglesias led off the second with a double and scored on Bradleys homer to right. Although he cleared the Texas bullpen by several rows, Bradley ran the bases the entire way and nearly caught Iglesias at home. Ortiz tripled to centre with two men on and by the time Iglesias struck out in his second at-bat of the inning, Boston led 8-0. "I had no fastball command at all. I was working behind hitters and leaving it up when it came across the plate," Grimm said. "A tough lineup like that, you cant work from behind." Carp added a solo homer in the fifth, just out of Cruzs reach as he tumbled over the right-field wall into the bullpen trying to make the catch. Cruz hit one over a much higher wall with his homer to centre in the top of the sixth. NOTES: Dempster had not won since improving to 2-2 on May 2 in a 3-1 win over Toronto. ... Carp was ejected after being called out on strikes in the eighth. ... Red Sox CF Jacoby Ellsbury missed his fourth straight game with tightness in his groin. Ellsbury did some running and took batting practice prior to the game, and Farrell said he could return to the lineup Wednesday. ... Farrell also said CF Shane Victorino, on the DL with a strained left hamstring, could begin a rehab assignment before the end of the week. ... Texas planned to activate RHP Alexi Ogando (right biceps tendinitis) from the DL on Wednesday and start him for the first time since May 15. ' ' '