DETROIT (AP) " JaCoby Jones capped a wild eighth inning with a bases-loaded walk as the Detroit Tigers outlasted the flu-bitten Boston Red Sox 6-5 on Friday to win their ninth straight home opener. Red Sox stars Hanley Ramirez and Mookie Betts were ill and out of the lineup. The Tigers blew a 4-0 lead in the eighth, when Pablo Sandoval gave the Red Sox the lead with a three-run homer off Francisco Rodriguez (1-0). The Red Sox put runners on second and third in the ninth against Rodriguez, but Chris Young popped out to end it. Vince Velasquez (0-1) struck out 10, but allowed four runs in four innings.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 08, 2017 00:22 UTC