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Red Sox: Analyzing Boston’s series win over the Detroit Tigers

By Daniel Fox

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - APRIL 12: Kevin Plawecki #25 of the Boston Red Sox high fives Garrett Whitlock #72 of the Boston Red Sox after winning the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on April 12, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - APRIL 12: Kevin Plawecki #25 of the Boston Red Sox high fives Garrett Whitlock #72 of the Boston Red Sox after winning the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on April 12, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – APRIL 12: Xander Bogaerts #2 of the Boston Red Sox high fives Enrique Hernandez #5 of the Boston Red Sox after Hernandez scored a run during the top of the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on April 12, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – APRIL 12: Xander Bogaerts #2 of the Boston Red Sox high fives Enrique Hernandez #5 of the Boston Red Sox after Hernandez scored a run during the top of the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on April 12, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) /

Analysis of the Red Sox series victory over the Tigers

After losing two out of three to the Yankees, the Red Sox headed to Detroit for a three-game set against the Tigers. The series opened with a matchup between Matt Manning and Michael Wacha, with the latter making his Red Sox debut.

Wacha pitched well, allowing just one run over 4.1 innings, but Matt Manning shut down the Red Sox lineup. With the score tied at 1 in the bottom of the eighth, Javier Baez turned around a Ryan Brasier fastball for his first Tigers home run, securing a 3-1 win for the home team.

Game two looked like more of the same. The Red Sox could get nothing going against Tigers starter Tyler Alexander, and Detroit jumped on starter Rich Hill to take an early 3-0 lead. The Red Sox finally tied the game in the top of the sixth on RBIs doubles from Kiké Hernández and J.D. Martinez and an RBI single from Rafael Devers and took the lead on another RBI single from Devers in the eighth.

Meanwhile, Garrett Whitlock overmatched the Tigers lineup, tossing four scoreless innings to close out a 5-3 Red Sox win.

Game three brought a matchup of an old friend, as Eduardo Rodriguez toed the rubber against his former teammates. It was not a happy reunion. The Red Sox pounded their former workhorse, tagging Rodriguez for seven runs over 3.2 innings.

Hernández built on his strong finish to Wednesday’s game with a double and a home run, and Jackie Bradley Jr. got on the board with a pair of two-run doubles. The Tigers made it interesting against the Red Sox bullpen, but Hansel Robles shut the door on a 9-7 Red Sox victory.

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