Detroit — A change of Sox, but ultimately the same result for the Tigers.
Eduardo Rodriguez struggled for the second time in as many starts with his new team, this time against his old team, which rocked him for three consecutive doubles in a six-run fourth inning that proved too much for the Tigers to overcome in a 9-7 loss to the Boston Red Sox on a rainy and increasingly chilly Wednesday at Comerica Park.
The Tigers, once down, 7-1, were able to make a game of it, thanks to a late surge sparked by Spencer Torkelson's first major-league home run — a towering, 396-foot blast to left field in the seventh inning that perked up the water-logged fans who actually saw this thing through to the end.