Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 4, Detroit 3
Sunday, May 29, 2011 1:05 PM
When: 1:05 PM ET, Sunday, May 29, 2011
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Tim Timmons, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Mark Carlson
Attendance: 36285
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 111000001470
Detroit 000102000360
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Boston 30-22 16-10 14-12 W5
Detroit 25-26 13-11 12-15 L3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 13-11 record at home this season. The Boston Red Sox have a 14-12 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Boston has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Red Sox have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Matt Albers pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.54. Jonathan Papelbon closed out the game to get the save and has 10 saves for the season. Jose Valverde took the loss for Detroit.
  • Andy Dirks, Brennan Boesch hit homeruns for Detroit. Dustin Pedroia, Mike Cameron, David Ortiz hit homeruns for Boston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Boston   Detroit
Clay Buchholz Player Andrew Oliver
Loss W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.0
3 Strikeouts 3
6 Hits 5
4.50 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Boston   Detroit
Mike CameronPlayer Andy Dirks
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
1 HR 1
5 TB 5
1.000 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Boston 7 3 18 .212 6 4 3 4 0
Detroit 6 2 13 .182 7 3 2 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Boston. The Tigers have a W/L % of .640 after a win and .346 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Red Sox have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .455 after a loss.