NEW: Sale Strikes Out 10, But Red Sox Fall 2-1 to Detroit
Monday, April 10, 2017
The Sox lose the series to Detroit 3-1 and fall to 3-3 on the season.
Tigers Get to Sale
With the game tied at 1, Sale had two outs in the bottom of the 8th inning before Detroit was able to get to him.
Austin Romine hit a double to left field to get on second base before Ian Kindler took a walk to put two men on base with two out.
Next batter Nick Castellanos came up and hit a single to left field, scoring Romine for the go ahead run, giving the Tigers a 2-1 lead.
In the top of the 9th, Boston’s Mitch Moreland singled to right field, but that was the only hit the Red Sox would get in the inning.
Sale went 7.2 innings, giving up five hits, two runs and one walk in the loss. Detroit’s Justin Verlander went 7 innings, giving up three hits and one run while striking out four.
However, it was Justin Wilson who got the win for Detroit.
Red Sox Return to Action
The Red Sox are back at Fenway Park on Tuesday night when they host AL East Rival Baltimore.
Drew Pomeranz will be on the mound for the Red Sox while Dylan Bundy will be on the mound for the Orioles.
First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m.
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. The local historical landmarks range from Mudville to Hotel Vernon to Fitton Field. A version of these highlights is posted on the site of the new, yet-to-be-formally-named Worcester Baseballteam of the three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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