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Brandon Dixon, gritty bullpen help Tigers complete doubleheader sweep

(Photo: Mary Schwalm, Associated Press)

Boston — Manager Ron Gardenhire, exhausted from a long, long day of baseball, provided a most fitting epitaph for the Tigers' 4-2 win in the nightcap of the split doubleheader with the Red Sox on Tuesday.

"There were a lot of moments in there I wasn't comfortable with," he said.

The entire game was an escape act for the Tigers' pitching staff. The Red Sox left 13 runners on base and were 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position.

"It was a long day," Gardenhire said. "But we came out on top and we came out of it healthy.