Red-hot Red Sox finish series sweep of Rangers

And the Red Sox kept on winning.

They beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 Monday on Patriots Day and swept the four-game series while Manny Ramirez and Sean Casey watched from the dugout.

Clay Buchholz pitched 6 shutout innings, David Ortiz continued his surge from a horrible slump with 2 doubles and 3 RBI and Julio Lugo went 4-for-4.

Four Red Sox batters had at least 2 of Boston's 12 hits.

"They rely on everybody and it seems like everybody seems to contribute," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "I think (if) you ask any manager if it's nice not to see Manny in the lineup and they'll tell you, 'yes.' I'm no different. These guys, they scored runs."

Boston scored at least 5 runs for the ninth straight game. The Red Sox have won nine of 10 overall.

"That's the key for us," leadoff man Jacoby Ellsbury said, "getting on base and allowing our great batters in our lineup to get up. As long as we get runners on, we know we're going to score some runs."

Ramirez, who was ejected for arguing a third strike in the second inning Sunday, is batting .338 and got the day off. Lefty hitter Casey, with a .349 average, rested against lefty Kason Gabbard.

Tigers 5, Blue Jays 1: Rookie Armando Galarraga won his second straight start, Edgar Renteria homered and visiting Detroit beat Toronto.

Ivan Rodriguez had 4 hits and Renteria scored twice for the Tigers.

Galarraga (2-0) has won back-to-back starts since being called up from Class AAA Toledo last week to replace Dontrelle Willis, sidelined by a hyperextended knee.