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05/13 21:38 CDT Javier Baez hits a pair of 3-run HRs, including one in 11th, to
lift Tigers to 10-9 win over Red Sox
Javier Baez hits a pair of 3-run HRs, including one in 11th, to lift Tigers to
10-9 win over Red Sox
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
DETROIT (AP) --- Javier Baez hit his second go-ahead, three-run homer in the
11th inning for his first multi-homer game in Detroit, lifting the Tigers to a
10-9 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
The AL-leading Tigers were ahead in the first, third, fourth and sixth innings
and lost the lead each time.
After falling behind in each of the two extra innings, they came back to win a
second straight game against Boston and 10th in 13 games.
Kristian Campbell hit a two-run homer in the 11th and Greg Weissert (1-1)
failed to keep a two-run lead. He allowed Jace Jung to hit a leadoff single and
Baez to turn on a no-doubt shot to left.
Beau Brieske (1-1) picked up the win after giving up two runs --- one earned
--- and one hit in the 11th.
Boston went up by a run in the 10th on Ceddanne Rafaela's RBI groundout and
Trey Sweeney's two-out single in the home half of the inning made it 7-all.
Baez, who has revived his career this season after struggling the previous
three seasons in Detroit, also had a three-run homer in the sixth.
Hamilton's two-run blast off Tommy Kahnle pulled the Red Sox into a 6-all tie
in the eighth. Boston had a chance to take the lead later in the inning with
runners in scoring position, but Kahnle struck out Rafael Devers.
Boston's Alex Bregman, who was booed during each at-bat because he turned down
an offer to sign with the Tigers in the offseason, hit a solo home run in the
fourth.
Key moment Baez put both his hands in the air in the moment after he sent the game-winning home run to left and the crowd chanted "Ja-vy! Ja-vy!" for a player they previously jeered. Key stat Spencer Torkelson has 11 homers in 43 games, a season after hitting just 10 in 92 games. Up next Detroit LHP Tarik Skubal (4-2, 2.08 ERA) and Boston RHP Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 2.78) are scheduled to pitch Wednesday night in the series finale. --- AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb |
