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BOSTON, MA - JULY 06: Martin Perez #33 of the Texas Rangers delivers in the first inning during the game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on July 6, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON - Takeaways and observations from the Rangers' 11-6 road-trip ending loss to Boston Wednesday:
-- Short stuff: The stress on the bullpen continues to mount. For the ninth time in the last 12 games, a Rangers starter went five or fewer innings. An already heavily worked bullpen has pitched 46.