Red Sox 7, Tigers 2

Martinez followed with a fly ball that barely carried over the right-field wall, giving the Tigers a 4-3 advantage.Martinez’s two-run shot in the fifth gave Detroit a three-run lead as he crushed Ventura’s hanging breaking pitch on a 3-1 count.

Khris Davis hit two home runs in a 10-1 victory over the San Diego Padres.

It gets even worse from there: in four games in August, Martinez was 1-for-16 (.063 batting average), with no home runs and two RBI. Catcher Drew Butera added a solo home run.

Third inning: The top of the Sox order continues to hurt Norris, this time to the tune of four hits, including a two-run home run from David Ortiz that landed in front of the Comerica Bank sign in right field.

In the midst of a awful season (one shared by several of his teammates), Kelly’s last two starts have been something to on which to build.

Houston rookie Carlos Correa went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his 14th blast of the season. Most recently, he took the mound Saturday vs. the Rays and allowed five earned runs on nine hits in five innings with a walk and six strikeouts. “They’ve been really tough”. One run was charged to Feliz, who has a 15.75 ERA since signing with the Tigers last month.

The Royals are now -145 when they host the White Sox Friday.

While the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds had a lengthy rain delay on Thursday afternoon, the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers had to stop their game for a far more interesting reason.

“I thought it was pretty amusing – I tried to feed him some seeds but then he got scared and ran off”, said Collins. Boston is another former power that has fallen on hard times and dropped two of three at the New York Yankees to begin its eight-game road trip.

“He’s not the biggest and bulkiest guy, and you’re in the wrist area where a lot of different things can happen”, Farrell said.

Clint Robinson broke the game open with a three-run homer in the eighth. 175 and totaling six runs with 28 strikeouts while dropping two of three to the New York Yankees after Thursday’s 2-1 defeat. Unfortunately for Motown fans hoping to see their first championship in 30 years, none of the Tigers squads got it done in the playoffs, making just one World Series in the four years, one which ended in a painful sweep. He needed 39 pitches to get through the first inning, though he almost escaped 16 pitches earlier. “If you go out there and try to do too much, the wheels can fall off rather quickly”.

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz looks skyward after reaching home plate on his two-run …

Maligned right-hander Joe Kelly was strong for 5-1/3 innings, exhibiting the power and, for a change, the control that leads the Sox to believe he can be effective as a starter. Newly acquired Rick Porcello was given a huge contract to be Boston’s ace and he has underachieved to a 5-11 record with a 5.81 era.