A long shot to make the Boston pitching staff out of spring training, Ben Taylor made his Major League debut with the Red Sox on Friday.
A standout at Brewbaker Tech in Montgomery and South Alabama, Taylor came on in the top of the seventh in relief of starter Steven Wright and got the last out of the inning. Taylor got a swinging strike on a 1-2 pitch to Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler to retire the four-time All-Star.
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