Boston bats propel Red Sox to 7-2 win against Tigers

2001 – Mike Hampton tied the NL record for pitchers with his seventh homer as the Rockies beat the Cubs 14-5. “We need to pitch well, which is something we haven’t done consistently well for a while now”.

Boyd and fellow rookie lefty Daniel Norris are 40 percent of the Tigers’ rotation now, coming over in the trading of ace southpaw David Price to Toronto.

Detroit right-hander Justin Verlander (one through five) permitted a couple of unfair operates in 3 innings.

During the offseason, he underwent major surgery that involved the fracturing of his upper and lower jaw to alleviate a condition known as obstructive sleep apnea, one that had deprived him of a good night’s sleep for eight years. Owens credited Bradley with a great play when discussing his outing during a meeting with reporters. He had a few hard contact turn into outs-case in point-but generally didn’t get into much trouble. We know he’s going to fit our culture. “Right now we’re not doing it consistently”.

Verlander (1-5) allowed two unearned runs and four hits.

Justin Masterson replaced Owens after a leadoff double in the sixth and was able to escape a jam without surrendering a run in the inning. Norris has already been anointed the future of the Tigers rotation as he faces a tough challenge taking on a very deadly, but underachieving Red Sox team.

“Somebody’s got to perform”, Ausmus said. Weve gotta get outs.

He’s not going to be a full-time player, as he’ll likely just platoon with Mitch Moreland at first base against lefties, but if they can get some production and just a presence in the lineup from him, it’ll be a win, and it’ll give the Rangers some more hope against southpaws. “You have to get that out”.

Not happening, though, which is why open auditions might be held through the remainder of the season. He hit a career-high 30 home runs in helping lead Texas to its second straight American League pennant. Luckily, the team still has David Price (for now) who has been just as dominant, but if they don’t start making improvements they could be sellers at the trade deadline next week. Sunday was another one of those times.

Alfredo Simon, who had a couple extra days to rest a sore groin, allowed six runs on nine hits and one walk over 6 2/3 innings with one strikeout for the Tigers.

“I got a changeup, split, whatever he throws”, Martinez said. Ortiz led off the inning with a single, moving to second on a subsequent base knock by Shaw. 212 hitting CF Jackie Bradley Jr. that hurt the most.

Ian Krol called it a no-brainer. Giving Bradley a consistent role has helped. He always said he loves to hit at Comerica Park in Detroit, and he showed why this past weekend clocking two big home runs. His AL victory came in 1971 at Detroit.

Wilson has been the guy the Tigers relied on in save situations since the trade of Joakim Soria, but Ausmus said Wilson wasn’t available.