Henry Owens: Owens solid in 5 IP for his first Major League Baseball win

David Ortiz is a franchise icon for the Boston Red Sox, and he will be firmly in the middle of the lineup in 2016 after his 425th plate appearance of the 2015 season came Saturday.

Rondon got Pablo Sandoval to strike out looking at a slider to end the game. The Tigers won the last game 7-6 and the series is now tied 1-1. “He looks confident. He’s attacking the hitters”. I was going right at him. “And he pitched intelligently tonight as well”. 249 at Pawtucket this year, but is hitting. “He was intelligent about how he approached it”.

Potentially ominous news for Koji Uehara: Two days after taking a line drive off the right wrist, the 40-year-old closer underwent a Connecticut scan in Detroit and returned to Boston for a full examination with the Sox’ medical staff today.

The Detroit Tigers don’t seem to be handling this unfamiliar situation too well.

“His shoulder is a little cranky”, Ausmus said. I agreed to do it that way, because if I don’t put up numbers, what would be the reason to continue playing?

Wilson didn’t seem overly concerned when he spoke to reporters after the game. Just trying to listen to the body. Weve gotta get outs. “I think I earned it, and come back next year”.

“It doesn’t matter what side they throw”, Bradley said. I will never totally understand why that 2013 team was blown up so much. “That ball didn’t get caught”. “You know, at some point you definitely want results”.

After a scoreless first inning, the Sox got on the board first, led by a determined Big Papi.

“That’s how good he is”, Owens said. “But the fact that there’s the persisting symptoms, even after there was some reduction in swelling, we’ve got to check him thoroughly”. “Definitely felt great to pull this game out”.

The Veteran slugger Napoli has hit a combined 53 home runs in his past three seasons with the Red Sox.

Verlander looked to be regaining his old form with back-to-back stellar efforts, but he was knocked around for five runs and 10 hits over seven innings in a loss to Kansas City last time out. Owens went 5.0 innings, surrendering three runs, striking out five and walking one in a 13-3 defeat to the Yankees in his most recent start. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.

Red Sox third. Swihart singled to right. Jackie Bradley provided the needed boost at the plate to propel Owens to victory. The next three batters all reached on infield singles and an error by Ian Kinsler, loading the bases. Bogaerts followed with a single to load the bases.

Rookie lefty Daniel Norris (2-2), who gave up four hits in 7 1/3 innings in his Detroit debut Sunday, was cuffed about for nine hits in 3 1/3 innings of his second start. He slashed just.257/.315/.345 with 161 runs scored, 9 home runs, 97 RBIs and 46 stolen bases in 331 game with the Indians. Now he totals 199 home runs and 567 RBIs, with a career batting average at.252. The first basemen was off to a slow-start going 0-2 but the Rangers still had a big win, scoring 11 runs only letting up three against Seattle, according to Fantasy Pros.

Ortiz doubled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Travis Shaw in the second inning. Krol loaded the count, then Bradley Jr. hit a three-run triple to put the Red Sox up 6-2.

Detroit: Ausmus said he expects RHP Alfredo Simon to start Saturday night.