After taking a slim early lead, things looked promising, but Eduardo Rodriguez and the Tigers’ defense melted down in the fourth, allowing a six-run frame that a valiant comeback effort couldn’t overcome. The Red Sox took the three-game set with a 9-7 victory on a rainy day at Comerica Park.
Well, this one started off all right. Jonathan Schoop got a hanger in the bottom of the first inning and smoked it into the seats in left for an early one run lead. Nathan Eovaldi was otherwise doing his thing, though the Tigers hit several balls on the screws with nothing to show for it beyond Schoop’s drive.