Tigers Vs. Red Sox Final Score: Detroit Gets A Win At Fenway, Avoids Sweep

The Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, avoiding a three-game sweep.

Boston was the first on the scoreboard thanks to a Cody Ross RBI-single in the first inning. The Tigers tied it up on a Brennan Boesch RBI-single in the fourth.

In the fifth, Detroit exploded with five runs, including back-to-back home runs from Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder. Boston pitcher Aaron Cook was taken out after the flurry -- he gave up nine hits and six runs in four and two-thirds innings.

Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello (8-6) started strong, but gave up singles to Dustin Pedroia, Adian Gonzalez, Ross and Will Middlebrooks in the sixth inning. This resulted in three runs and Porcello was replaced by Phil Coke.

A solo home run from Carl Crawford made it 6-5 after six innings. An opposite-field solo shot from Delmon Young made it 7-5 for Detroit in the eighth and that's how it would stay.

The Tigers will begin a three-game home series against the Cleveland Indians on Friday.

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Tigers Vs. Red Sox Score Update: Detroit Leads After Huge Fifth Inning

The Detroit Tigers are looking to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox and it's looking good in the bottom of the fifth inning on Wednesday night. Detroit is up 6-1 on Boston thanks to a fifth-inning flurry.

The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead off of a Cody Ross RBI-single in the first, but the Tigers tied it up in the fourth on an RBI-single from Brennan Boesch.

The fifth inning began with singles from Alex Avila and Jhonny Peralta. Both advanced off a sacrifice from Ramon Santiago. Avila scored off an Austin Jackson single, Peralta scored on a Quintin Berry groundout and then Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder hit back-to-back home runs for the second time on this road trip, making it 6-1 for the Tigers.

This is when Boston removed starting pitcher Aaron Cook. Cook gave up nine hits and six earned runs in four and two-thirds innings, with no strikeouts. He was replaced by reliever Craig Breslow.

Tigers starter RIck Porcello has given up three hits and one run through four innings, striking out six.

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Tigers Vs. Red Sox: Starting Lineups For Wednesday's Series Finale

In search of a breakout performance offensively after being shut down in the first two games, the Detroit Tigers will hope to reverse their fortunes at Fenway Park in the series finale with the Red Sox on Wednesday evening.

Detroit hitters should look to feast on 33-year-old veteran Aaron Cook in game three, a right-hander who will be making his eighth start of 2012 with Boston after coming over from Colorado via free agency this offseason. Cook has been hammered for a 4.73 ERA in four home starts this year, however, and remains one of the least productive pitchers in the American League when it comes to recording strikeouts.

With Rick Porcello on the mound for manager Jim Leyland after both Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer failed to produce victories, the Tigers know they can't slip up with an extremely daunting schedule looming large. Because after wrapping up play in Boston and then making a weekend stop in Cleveland, the Tigers are set to face two of their biggest non-divisional adversaries in the Yankees and Texas over a brutal seven-game span.

Here are Wednesday's lineups:

Tigers
1. Austin Jackson - CF
2. Quintin Berry - LF
3. Miguel Cabrera - 3B
4. Prince Fielder - 1B
5. Brennan Boesch - RF
6. Delmon Young - DH
7. Alex Avila - C
8. Jhonny Peralta - SS
9. Ramon Santiago - 2B
Rick Porcello - SP

Red Sox
1. Jacoby Ellsbury - CF
2. Carl Crawford - LF
3. Dustin Pedroia - 2B
4. Adrian Gonzalez - 1B
5. Cody Ross - DH
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C
7. Will Middlebrooks - 3B
8. Ryan Kalish - RF
9. Pedro Ciriaco - SS
Aaron Cook - SP

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Tigers Vs. Red Sox: Detroit Looks To Avoid Sweep In Wednesday's Series Final

Losers of six of their last eight games after acquiring Omar Infante and Anibal Sanchez from the Marlins, the Detroit Tigers will hope to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox in game three of the series on Wednesday.

Right-hander Rick Porcello (7-6) will get the ball for the Tigers as they hope to right the ship and keep pace in the American League Central, as the young hurler will aim to have a bit more success than his predecessors Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander working against Boston hitters.

With only nine hits thus far after two games in the series, Tigers batters should find a bit more relief in the form of 33-year-old pitcher Aaron Cook, who will make his eighth start of the year for the Red Sox. A former National League pitcher with the Colorado Rockies for his entire major league career before coming to Boston last winter, Cook has given up 11 earned runs in 21 innings this season at Fenway Park. Worse yet, he has only managed to strike out one batter over that span, which bodes quite well for Detroit sluggers like Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder in game three.

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Tigers Vs. Red Sox: Justin Verlander, Detroit Lose 4-1 After Rain Ends Game Early

A long night in Boston ended too early for the Detroit Tigers after rain delayed and eventually ended the game after five and two-thirds innings, giving the Red Sox a 4-1 win.

Justin Verlander (11-7) lost his second straight start for the Tigers and also officially snapped a 63-game streak of pitching at least six innings in a start. A pair of walks, an infield single and an error in the fourth inning were key to a four-run rally that put the Red Sox up for good.

The game was stopped with two outs in the top of the sixth inning with the bases loaded and second baseman Omar Infante set to face Boston reliever Franklin Morales.

Boston starter Josh Becket left the game in the third inning with a back injury, so Clayton Mortensen (1-0) earned his first win of the season in relief, while Morales picked up his first save.

The loss combined with a win by the Chicago White Sox, pushed the Tigers 2.5 games behind the ChiSox in the Al Central Division. The two teams wrap up their three-game series on Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. ET.

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Tigers Vs. Red Sox: Tigers Trail 4-1, Rain Delay Threatens To End Verlander Streak

A shaky four-run bottom of the fourth by the Boston Red Sox threatened to knock out Detroit Tigers' ace Justin Verlander out of the game and end his 63-game streak of pitching at least six innings. Now instead, a driving rain storm may be the deciding factor in ending Verlander's streak as the game is in a rain delay in the top of the sixth inning.

The Red Sox lead the game 4-1 after a pair of walks and an error helped fuel the four-run rally against the Tigers. Verlander came back strong in the fifth, striking out two and retiring the Red Sox in order.

The game was stopped with two outs in the top of the sixth with the Tigers trying to rally. Second baseman Omar Infante is scheduled to bat with the bases loaded if and when play resumes.

Boston starter Josh Beckett was forced from the game in the third inning after a lower back injury flared up, forcing Becket to leave the game.

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Tigers Vs. Red Sox: Aces Set To Duel In Game 2

On Tuesday night, the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox will play the second game of a three-game set at Fenway Park.

With the Red Sox taking Game 1 by a final score of 7-3, the Tigers will look to rebound in Game 2 when they send ace Justin Verlander (11-6, 2.60 ERA) to the hill. Verlander will look to bounce back as well, as he allowed five earned runs on nine hits in seven innings pitched in his most recent start against the Cleveland Indians.

In response, the Red Sox are expected to send out Josh Beckett (5-9, 4.57 ERA), but with trade speculation running rampant, its possible that Boston's disgruntled ace may be headed somewhere else when the Red Sox and Tigers are playing their game if the team decides to trade him prior to Tuesday's 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline.

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Tigers Vs. Red Sox Final Score: Detroit Loses In Boston

The Detroit Tigers remained in striking distance all night against the Boston Red Sox, but lost 7-3 on Monday night.

The Tigers' only lead came after Austin Jackson's home run to lead off the game. The Red Sox immediately went ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the first when Carl Crawford had an RBI-single and then scored on a groundout by Dustin Pedroia.

Miguel Cabrera tied it with an RBI-single in the third, then Dustin Pedroia put Boston up 4-2 with a two-run home run in the sixth.

An Alex Avila double scored Brennan Boesch in the seventh inning, but Jacoby Ellsbury had an RBI-single in the seventh for the Red Sox and Will Middlebrooks' two-run home run in the eighth made it 7-3. The Tigers wouldn't get any closer.

Max Scherzer (10-6) pitched 6 1/3 innings, giving up seven hits, five runs and striking out nine. He was replced by Phil Coke in the seventh.

Clay Buchholz (9-2) pitched eight innings and gave up five hits, three runs and struck out four.

Game 2 of the series is slated for Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET at Fenway Park.

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Tigers Vs. Red Sox Score Update: Detroit Down In 7th

The Detroit Tigers are just one and a half games out of first place in the AL Central and are looking to make up some ground with a win in Boston. In the seventh inning, though, they're behind 4-2.

Austin Jackson opened the scoring with his eighth career lead-off home run, but Boston led 2-1 by the end of the first inning -- Carl Crawford had an RBI-triple and then scored on a Dustin Pedroia groundout.

An RBI-single from Miguel Cabrera tied it in the third inning, then Pedroia hit a two-run home run in the sixth to make it 4-2 for the Red Sox.

Through six innings, Detroit's Max Scherzer has given up five hits, four runs, and has nine strikeouts. That's his eighth start with nine or more strikeouts, tops in the majors, via Brian Britten.

Boston's Clay Buchholz has given up just four hits and two runs.

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Tigers Vs. Red Sox: Starting Lineups For Monday Night Opener

On Monday night, the Detroit Tigers will open a three-game set when they travel to Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox.

Coming into the series, Detroit sits only 1.5 games out of first place in the American League's Central Division and will look to gain ground on the division-leading Chicago White Sox after the Tigers dropped their two most recent three-game series against the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays, respectively.

Here are the projected starting lineups for Monday night via the team's official Twitter accounts:

Tigers

1. Austin Jackson, Center Field

2. Quintin Berry, Left Field

3. Miguel Cabrera, Third Base

4. Prince Fielder, First Base

5. Delmon Young, Designated Hitter

6. Brennan Boesch, Right Field

7. Jhonny Peralta, Short Stop

8. Alex Avila, Catcher

9. Omar Infante, Second Base

Starting Pitcher: Max Scherzer

Red Sox

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, Center Field

2. Carl Crawford, Left Field

3. Dustin Pedroia, Second Base

4. Adrian Gonzalez, First Base

5. Will Middlebrooks, Third Base

6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Designated Hitter

7. Ryan Sweeney, Right Field

8. Kelly Shoppach, Catcher

9. Pedro Ciriaco, Short Stop

Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz

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Tigers Vs. Red Sox Preview: Max Scherzer, Clay Buchholz To Duel In Game One

The Detroit Tigers are set to take on the Boston Red Sox in a three-game series. Game one will see Max Scherzer take on Clay Buchholz.