In the bottom of the second, an electrical problem sidelined the game for 17 minutes. WP: John Lackey (1–0) LP: Justin Verlander (0–1) Sv: Koji Uehara (1) ( EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan Team Jarrod Saltalamacchia followed with a walk-off RBI single to left, giving the Red Sox a wild 6–5 comeback win. Porcello threw a wild pitch, allowing Gomes to reach third. Jonny Gomes led off with an infield single-off reliever Rick Porcello, and advanced to second on a throwing error by Tiger shortstop José Iglesias. Meanwhile, after Koji Uehara pitched a perfect ninth, Boston scored the winning run in the bottom of the frame. Hunter later got up and reports that he is doing alright as he left the bullpen. Other teammates from both teams rushed inside the Red Sox bullpen including some teammates from the Tigers, while bullpen cop Steve Horgan held the bullpen door open for the teammates to check on him. Hunter had injured himself while trying to make the play. Torii Hunter, in pursuing it to try to make the catch, flipped over the east side of the low Fenway Park bullpen wall at right field where the Nikon advertising sign was, as bullpen cop Steve Horgan raised his arms in celebration slightly behind him, while 2 other Red Sox catchers inside the bullpen (one of whom caught the Ortiz game-tying blast) had a shock on their faces on Hunter's injury. On a first-pitch changeup, Ortiz hit a grand slam to tie the game at 5–5. Leyland went to his closer, Joaquín Benoit, to face David Ortiz. Al Alburquerque struck out Victorino for the second out of the inning, but Pedroia followed with a single to load the bases.
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José Veras allowed a one-out double to Will Middlebrooks, and Drew Smyly was brought in to face Jacoby Ellsbury, whom he promptly walked. Tiger manager Jim Leyland used four relief pitchers in the bottom of the eighth inning, none of whom was very effective. That ended a string of 23 consecutive scoreless innings by Tiger pitching, going back to Game 5 of the ALDS against Oakland. Scherzer allowed his lone run in the bottom of the frame, when Dustin Pedroia doubled to drive in Shane Victorino. One out later, Alex Avila hit a two-run homer to right, making the score 5–0. Prince Fielder followed with a double off the left-field wall, then Martínez hit his second double of the night to score Fielder. Miguel Cabrera hit a one-out home run over the left-field wall to start the scoring. In the top of the sixth, the wheels came off for Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz. The Tigers got a run in the second inning, when Víctor Martínez doubled, went to third on a Jhonny Peralta single, and scored on a single by Alex Avila. Scherzer no-hit Boston through the first 5 + 2⁄ 3 innings, struck out 13, and allowed just one run on two hits overall, leaving the game after seven innings with a 5–1 lead. Tiger starters continued their mastery of Red Sox hitters, this time with Max Scherzer on the mound. WP: Koji Uehara (1–0) LP: Rick Porcello (0–1) ( EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts Team The only run of the game scored in the sixth when Jhonny Peralta, the only player with multiple hits in the game (three), drove in Miguel Cabrera with an RBI single. Benoit lost the no-hitter, but he earned the save, and the Tigers held on to win 1–0. He was then lifted for a pinch-runner, former Tiger Quintin Berry, who stole second base with two outs but was stranded there when Xander Bogaerts popped to shortstop to end the game. Daniel Nava broke up the no-hitter with a one-out single in the ninth off Benoit. Starter Sánchez struck out 12 and walked six through six shutout innings, but was lifted after throwing 116 pitches. WP: Aníbal Sánchez (1–0) LP: Jon Lester (0–1) Sv: Joaquín Benoit (1)įive Tiger pitchers ( Aníbal Sánchez, Al Alburquerque, José Veras, Drew Smyly and Joaquín Benoit) combined to strike out 17 and hold the Red Sox hitless for 8 + 1⁄ 3 innings.
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