Boston — The Red Sox validated something Tigers manager AJ Hinch said before the game Friday.
Asked about playing in the quirky confines of Fenway Park, Hinch said, “It’s not the stadium that beats you, it’s the team that plays here.”
The Red Sox put up one quality at-bat after another and effectively wore down lefty starter Tarik Skubal and wore out the Tigers, taking the first of a three-game weekend set, 5-2.
Skubal appeared to have good stuff. His four-seam and two-seam fastballs were lighting the radar gun from 96 to 99 mph.