Boston — The Red Sox validated something Tigers manager AJ Hinch said before the game Friday.
Asked about playing in the quirky confines of Fenway Park, Hinch said, “It’s not the stadium that beats you, it’s the team that plays here.”
The Red Sox put up one quality at-bat after another and effectively wore down lefty starter Tarik Skubal and wore out the Tigers, taking the first of a three-game weekend set, 5-2.
"They did stress him, probably as much as anybody has in his time back," Hinch said. "You could argue they pressured him as much as anybody did last year, too.