Nathan Eovaldi struck out seven over six strong innings, Texas had 16 hits in their first game since adding Bret Boone as a hitting coach and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night.

Bret Boone’s weekend started off pretty normal. The biggest news on Saturday was when he went to a baseball game at USC, his alma mater, where he threw out the first pitch ahead of a big win over rival UCLA.

Here are five things to know about Texas’ new hitting coach. Hometown: El Cajon, Calif. Boone made his major league debut in 1992 with the Seattle Mariners and played in the MLB until 2005, when he spent his final season with Seattle and the Minnesota Twins.