Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize maneuvered through difficult jams for most of Wednesday's start.
The 24-year-old worked around a leadoff walk in the first inning, a leadoff single in the third and a leadoff double in the fourth. He seemed on his way to giving the Tigers a chance to beat the Boston Red Sox, after doing so previously with a solid start May 5 at Fenway Park.
But the Red Sox teed off for two home runs in the fifth inning, sending Mize and the Tigers (52-58) to a 4-1 loss in the second of three games at Comerica Park.