Tigers sweep Red Sox
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The Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, but the visiting team walked away with the game’s most unique highlight.
Red Sox outfielders Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu teamed up for one of the more unbelievable catches in recent memory on Wednesday night. With Boston locked in a 5-5 deadlock with the Tigers in the bottom of the seventh inning, Detroit DH Kerry Carpenter took a fastball from Liam Hendriks and drove it out to right field.
Hunter Dobbins is slated to take the mound for Boston against Tarik Skubal for Detroit.
The Boston Red Sox have had a tough go over the last few days and just got swept by the Detroit Tigers. Detroit is arguably the best team in baseball right now. The Tigers are leading baseball with 29 wins right now.
The Red Sox plated the free runner in the top of the 10th on a fielder's choice ground out by Ceddanne Rafaela. The Tigers answered that in the bottom of the 10th with a clutch two-out single by Trey Sweeney.
A Boston Red Sox coach has offered a clear update on where things stand with their outfielder after a surprising leak.
The Detroit Tigers saw their first AL Cy Young winner since 2013 last year when Tarik Skubal became the unanimous choice, and he might just do it again.
DETROIT — Instant reactions as the Red Sox (22-22) lose in heartbreaking fashion to the Tigers, as Javier Baéz hits two dramatic three-run homers and Detroit wins, 10-9, in 11 innings: