Major League Baseball
Detroit 8, Boston 1
Thursday, August 5, 2021 1:10 PM
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 5, 2021
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - John Libka, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Jeremie Rehak
Attendance: 19144
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Boston 000000010191
Detroit 12003110-8131
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Boston 64-46 33-22 31-24 L1
Detroit 53-58 32-25 21-33 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 32-25 record at home this season. The Boston Red Sox have a 31-24 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Tigers have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Boston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Red Sox have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Tarik Skubal pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.32. Martin Perez took the loss for Boston.
  • Robbie Grossman had the only homerun for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Boston   Detroit
Martin Perez Player Tarik Skubal
Loss W/L Win
1.1 IP 5.0
2 Strikeouts 4
5 Hits 5
20.25 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Boston   Detroit
Alex Verdugo Player Jeimer Candelario
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Boston 9 0 10 .257 5 1 3 0 1
Detroit 13 1 22 .361 8 8 1 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Tigers have a W/L % of .519 after a win and .441 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Red Sox have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .522 after a loss.