Final: Red Sox 10, Tigers 6

For the second night in a row, the Red Sox opened a big lead, watched the Detroit Tigers get close, then pulled away for good, notching a 10-6 win.

The Sox beat up Detroit starter Jordan Zimmermann for five runs in the first two innings and led 7-0 in the fourth.

The Tigers then clawing back at Rick Porcello with a two-run homer from Jeimer Candelario in the fourth, then pieced together four more hits off him for four more runs in the sixth.

But the Sox bought themselves some breathing room with solo add-on runs in the seventh and eighth.

WHO: Red Sox (47-41) vs. Detroit Tigers (28-55)
WHEN: 4:05 p.m.
WHERE: Comerica Park
SERIES TO DARE: Boston 1-0
SEASON SERIES TO DATE: Boston 3-2
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Rick Porcello (5-7, 5.07) vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (0-5, 5.36)
TV/RADIO: NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM

IN-GAME OBSERVATIONS:

11:20   Huge strikeout for Matt Barnes, who inherits a bases-loaded, two-out mess and then fans Gordon Beckham on just three pitches.

10:57  Lucky break for the Sox as Tigers reliever Buck Farmer throws home wildly, allowing Marco Hernandez to score and Devers to reach. Two errors by the Tigers in this inning alone.

10:28  Two singles and a wild pitch result in two more runs for the Tigers and the end of the night for Porcello, who couldn't get through six innings despite being handed a 7-0 lead.

10:19 For the second time in the last three innings, Candelario jumps on a breaking ball and hits it out. Last one was a slider; this one, a curveball.

10:02 Porcello is alternating between efficient innings and ones in which he's thrown 20-plus pitches. He's at 85 pitches through five.

9:44 Porcello leaves a slider up over the middle of the plate to Jeimer Candelario, who clangs it off the right field foul pole for a two-run homer.

9:17 Second error in as many nights for Jackie Bradley Jr. who drops the ball while trying to transfer it from his glove to his throwing hand.

8:42  Red Sox are teeing off on Jordan Zimmermann, whose fastball is barely touching 90 mph and whose slider has lost its bite.

8:37  Sandy Leon may be one of the best bunters on the team - a lost art for many major league players these days. Sacrifice moves two runners over.

8:20 Second standup triple in the first inning -- this one by Andrew Benintendi.

8:16 For the second game in a row, Mookie Betts leads off with an extra-base hit (triple tonight; double last night) and rides home on a groundout for a quick lead.

LINEUPS



RED SOX 

Betts RF
Devers 3B
Vazquez DH
Benintendi LF
Chavis 1B
Bradley CF
Holt SS
Hernandez 2B
Leon C

TIGERS

Reyes CF
Castellanos RF
Cabrera DH
Stewart LF
Candelario 3B
Castro 1b
Goodrum 1B
Beckham 2B
Wilson C

 

WHAT'S UP: The Red Sox survived a two-hour rain delay and beat the Tigers, 9-6, for their third win in the last four games...They're 12-2 in their last 14 games on the road and 24-9 on the road since April 19...They've posted winning records in their last five road trips....The Sox have scored at least six runs in 11 of their last 13 games and eight or more in five of their last six....The Sox have scored runs in the first inning of seven of their last eight games...In that span, Rafael Devers, recently moved up to the No. 2 spot, is 6-for-8 with two doubles, two singles and two homers in that span...Mookie Betts has reached base in five of those with four hits and a walk....Devers has four homers and 11 RBI in his last four games...After failing to homer in any of his first 32 games, Devers has since hit 16 homers in his last 53, the fifth-highest total in that span....Also, Devers had just three RBI in his first 24 games, but in the 61 games since, he has knocked in 58 runs....He currently has a nine-game hitting streak, during which he is 17-for-37 with seven doubles, four homers and 13 RBI...The Sox as a team have homered at least once in their last nine games...Over their last 13 games the Red Sox are hitting .357 with runners in scoring position with a .971 OPS and five homers in that stretch...For the season, the Sox are fourth in the AL with RISP, hitting .277....The Red Sox are among the leaders in a number of two-out categories, including batting average (.270), slugging percentage (.491) and OPS (.844)….The Sox have won each of Rick Porcello's last four starts against the Tigers, his former team...In that span, Porcello is 2-0 with a 2.77.