Red Sox rally, then fall in 12th

Doctors found the cancer when the Red Sox manager went in for hernia surgery, something that turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

Tigers 4, Astros 2, 11 inn.: Victor Martinez hit a tiebreaking RBI double in a three-run 11th, and the Detroit outlasted Houston.

Missing time is nothing new for Sandoval, who missed 99 games between the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the San Francisco Giants, as B/R’s Adam Wells notes.

Breslow (two innings, four hits, two runs) was held responsible for the defeat.

Red Sox stars David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia stood along a wall to Farrell’s left when he made the announcement.

Mariners: Cruz was the DH after missing the last game on Wednesday with neck spasms. The third year Gold-Glove caliber outfielder has struggled to produce offensively with a career batting average of.

In Atlanta, novice Mike Foltynewicz gained from scratch in 3 (three) starts off because of the fact that going back to the Braves owing. Joe Blanton (2-0) struck out six in three scoreless innings.

The Red Sox had manager John Farrell’s news on their minds in their most lopsided win of the season.

Red Sox interim manager Torey Lovullo said the team will make bullpen coach Dana LeVangie the bench coach on Monday.

“We wanted to stay internal”, Lovulo said.

The Red Sox also have at least 15 runs in each of the last two games. Saturday was the highest-scoring game ever against Seattle. The rookie first baseman dropped a sharp single in left to tie the game, but a walkoff attempt failed when Seattle center fielder Austin Jackson threw out David Ortiz at home by a considerable distance. He was responsible for 10 runs on 12 hits and a total of three home runs. The X-rays taken have come back negative and Sandoval is listed as day-to-day with a right elbow bruise. Farrell yanked Ortiz at second base for pinch runner Luis Jimenez, who represented the tying run with one out in the eighth inning but never scored. Nuno recovered, but the damage had been done against him and his lifeless offense as he took the loss in a 3-2 affair.

Royals 9, Angels 4: Salvador Perez homered to lead off a six-run second inning, and Johnny Cueto won his second consecutive start for Kansas City.

“Yeah, I mean, just the way they caught it, you feel real fortunate and lucky that they found it when they did, that something happened to him before that so they could find it”, Ventura said.

Seattle slugger Nelson Cruz went hitless in three at-bats, halting his 21-game hitting streak.

McClendon said Paxton could be ready to depart for a minor-league rehab assignment if no problems surface in Tuesday’s simulated game. Danny Farquhar got the final three outs for his first save. He logged five innings on a limited pitch count, allowing three hits and four walks but just one run.

“The frustrating part is that we came so far and got so close and didn’t win the game”, Lovullo said. “Tomorrow, hopefully we have a good outing and win a ballgame”.