The Tigers got plenty of power on Saturday, as Spencer Torkelson, Eric Haase, and Kerry Carpenter all homered in this one, Carpenter twice. As a result, a solid Matt Manning outing held up to even the series at a game apiece with a 6-2 victory.
Matt Manning needed a better outing this time around, and while he got it, it still wasn’t a very convincing performance. However, his fastball location was better this time around and he was able to keep the Red Sox in check and earn the victory in this one.
Kerry Carpenter provided an early lead to work with by blasting an oppo shot to lead off the second inning.