Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts led off the bottom of the fifth with a single against Tigers starter Jordan Zimmermann.
Betts presented danger as the Tigers held on to a 3-2 lead. He entered tonight second in the American League with an 85.4 stolen base success rate (35-for-41) since the start of 2016.
But Zimmermann induced a double play from Dustin Pedroia, who hit a grounder to Jose Iglesias to start a 6-4-3 double play. Xander Bogaerts flied out to end the inning.
Zimmermann has given up five hits and two earned runs in five innings.