“I’m not thinking about the last one that happened, just thinking about the next one”. Kelly gave up one run on two hits in an inning after not pitching in the major leagues since June 1.
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Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez hits a 2-run single against the Boston Red Sox in the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in Boston. At rear is umpire Manny Gonzalez.
Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus has been reluctant to use closer Francisco Rodriguez in a four-out save situation this season, and Ausmus has endured a hefty amount of criticism for that stance.
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Boston looked as if they were going to tie the game in the home half of the inning when Sandy Leon tried to tag from third but was gunned down at the plate by James McCann on a ideal throw from Tyler Collins to end the inning. After the Giants managed to get just two hits and no runs in the first three innings, they shelled Pomeranz in the fourth inning.
The lefty worked around two singles in the fifth inning and recorded the first out of the sixth inning before Mike Aviles lofted a solo homer over the wall to give Detroit a 3-1 lead and knock Rodriguez out of the game.
Catcher James McCann contributed from the bottom of the order by hitting a solo homer in the sixth.
Adam Jones got his 18th home runs for the Orioles, who lead the major leagues with 149 on the year.
“When I was here I never had the opportunity to do that so I was really happy to do that against them”, he said.
Iglesias scored his second run of the game in the eighth, trotting across home plate on Martinez’s single off reliever Clay Buchholz to make it 4-1. “There will be games where I think it’s more important to use him than others and this was one of ’em”. “I was locating my fastball a lot better“, Pomeranz said.
The contributions of those two pitchers have been vital in exorcising some of the demons of Tigers bullpens past, giving the back end a distinctly resolute feel – one that has been lacking in recent years.
Mookie Betts tied the game at three with an RBI triple for Boston in the eighth.
With a 2-1 lead, Fulmer got some defensive help from centerfielder Tyler Collins in the third to keep the Red Sox from tying the game.
Boston’s hitters had several long at-bats against Verlander, pushing his pitch count above 40 through just two innings. Sandy Leon hit a ground-rule double and moved to third on a groundout to second.
Justin Verlander won his 10th game in the series opener on Monday night, 4-2 over the Red Sox. He could make a rehab start as soon as this weekend.
The Red Sox got on the board first with a solo homer off the bat of Dustin Pedroia, his 11th of the season.
Justin Upton was rung up on strikes twice in the first three innings, and took exception to the call by umpire C.B. Bucknor both times.
The Boston Red Sox limped into a tough West Coast trip after their worst series this season.
Wright has pitched especially well this season at Fenway, going 7-1 with a 3.20 ERA in 10 home starts.
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The 40-year-old Ortiz has topped the 25-homer plateau in 12 of his 14 seasons with the Red Sox.
