Upton’s two homers lead Tigers past Red Sox

Ortiz swatted his 29th home run of the season with a man on in the fifth inning Saturday night to reach 1,500 RBIs with Boston and also had a key third-inning single to lead the Red Sox to a rain-prolonged 3-2 victory over the fading Detroit Tigers.

Justin Upton hit a pair of three-run homers and the struggling Detroit Tigers finished their homestand with a 10-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Boston has lost just twice in its last 10.J.D.

Upton came into the game hitting.228 this season, and was 3 for 35 with 11 strikeouts in his last 10 games.

Justin Upton drove a ball to deep center field and started celebrating the game-tying homer, but it hit inches from the top of the fence, 420 feet away.

Drew Pomeranz (2-2) gave up one run and four hits in five innings.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado unloaded on the Cubs by collecting four hits, two home runs and six RBIs.

Henry Owens dispatched the Tigers in the second with apparent ease, striking out J.D. Martinez and Justin Upton before issuing a walk to McGehee. “I just thought Owens had a better chance of attacking Martinez, and he got him to chase a 1-2 pitch outside”.

I don’t know that there is a more aesthetically pleasing Tiger to watch homer than Justin Upton.

Boston Red Sox’s Drew Pomeranz pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Detroit. His two homer day on Sunday could spark a fire under Upton and get him started on a hot streak.

When the Red Sox allow at least one home run, they are 41-43, well-matched with the Tigers who are 33-42 when allowing at least one homer. As the Rolling Stones once said, “You can’t always get what you want!” Sandy Leon had an RBI single, Travis Shaw hit into a run-scoring forceout and Benintendi launched his first major league home run, a two-run shot to extreme right.

“We’ve had a lot of battles, ” Verlander said.

Detroit is a -137 favorite against Boston and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at nine runs. In a moment of respect, the crowd applauded David Ortiz’s final at-bat in Comerica Park as he gounded into the shift. The Red Sox optioned SS Deven Marrero to Triple-A Pawtucket on Sunday to clear a spot for LHP Henry Owens, brought up to make an emergency start for the Red Sox.

The Tampa Bay Rays recorded an 8-4 win over the Texas Rangers. They begin a three-game series with the Twins tomorrow night in Minnesota. Anibal Sanchez (6-12, 5.94) will face Kyle Gibson (5-7, 4.90).