Detroit Tigers lose to Boston Red Sox 3-7 – MLB Update
Detroit Tigers were humiliated by the Boston Red Sox 3-7 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday, July 30 in the opening game of their three match series.
Manager Jim Leyland will be disappointed with what he seen from the Tigers over the last couple of weeks. With just five wins in their last ten games, Tigers have now moved to second place on the American League Central Division standings table.
There is no denying the fact Detroit is one of the strongest teams in Major League Baseball this season. In Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Austin Jackson and Brennan Boesch, they have some of the best hitting talent in their offensive line-up.
Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello make up a powerful pitching attack. Scherzer, who was quite outstanding on his previous start, looked completely out of sorts against the Red Sox to take his sixth loss of the season.
Overall, Scherzer gave up five runs and seven hits in just over six innings. Relief pitcher Phil Coke also paid the price for his errors on the mound as he gave up three hits and two runs in just one inning.
"Obviously the pitch to Pedroia, I completely missed my spot," said Scherzer, who gave up a home-run to Pedroia. "That's what's frustrating -- when you don't execute pitches the way you want to and you get burned by it. It leaves a bad taste in your mouth."
Boston’s starting pitcher Clay Buchholz, on the other hand, had a great time on the mound as he used his fastballs to great effect. Allowing just three runs in eight solid innings, he earned his ninth decision of the season.
For the Tigers, Austin Jackson homered to left centre in the first inning to give his team a dream start but the Red Sox fought back immediately. Carl Crawford and Dustin Pedroia drove in crucial runs in the first to make the score 2-1 in Red Sox favour.
Pedroia homered to left in the sixth and Will Middlebrooks dispatched a two run home-run to left in the eighth to help the Red Sox take 1-0 lead in the series.
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