On a day when Rick Porcello (6-11-4-1-8, 102) was not sharp, the Red Sox rallied against the Tigers' bullpen and snapped a small two-game losing streak.
As much as it pains me to say (because I truly cannot stand him), Matt Barnes turned in two innings of solid relief. Craig Kimbrel walked the first two men in the ninth, but struck out three and allowed only one run (and that happened because home plate umpire Marvin Hudson blew a called third strike that should have ended the game at 7-4).
NESN Note: With no outs in the eighth, Boston led 6-4 and had runners at first and third.