FORT MYERS, Fla. — When Norwith Gudino — the seventh Red Sox pitcher of the afternoon and one whose presence on the mound made a decent case for purchasing a game program — struck out the Tigers’ Colt Keith on three pitches to complete Monday’s ballgame, the JetBlue Park public address announcer couldn’t resist having some fun with the hosts’ place in the Grapefruit League hierarchy so far.
“Final score,’’ said Ted Fitzgeorge, the PA voice, “your undefeated Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.”
Undefeated. Hey, no lies detected, right? The victory, started encouragingly enough by Chris Sale (no program needed), boosted the Red Sox’ spring record to seven wins, zero losses, and three ties.