Red Sox 5 - 6 Tigers
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Tigers seek series sweep of Red Sox

Jul 8, 2007 - 12:57 PM Boston (53-33) at Detroit (51-34) 1:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) - The Detroit Tigers will try to extend their winning streak to five games when they host the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

All-Star Ivan Rodriguez drove in the game-winning run with a single in the bottom of the 13th inning off closer Jonathan Papelbon as the Tigers posted a 3-2 victory in Saturday's matchup.

"Papelbon is tough," said Rodriguez, who was hitless in his four previous career at-bats against the righthander. "You try not to do too much. I just relaxed and threw my bat at the ball."

Nate Robinson (4-6, 4.86 ERA) takes the hill for the Tigers, seeking his first win at Comerica Park since May 19 when he beat the defending World Series champions St. Louis Cardinals.

In his last outing, Robertson pitched five solid innings with a season-high eight strikeouts in a no-decision vs. the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday.

The lefthander is 1-3 with a 6.55 ERA in six lifetime starts against the Red Sox.

Boston sends rookie sensation Daisuke Matsuzaka (10-5, 3.53) to the mound with the hopes of earning his fourth straight win.

Matsuzaka was brilliant in his first career appearance against the Tigers, tossing a one-hitter for a 7-1 victory at Fenway Park on May 14.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BOSTON 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 7 0
    DETROIT 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 x 6 10 5 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, MIKE TIMLIN (6TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (8TH) AND
    JASON VARITEK
    DET - NATE ROBERTSON, MACAY MCBRIDE (7TH), JOSE
    CAPELLAN (7TH), ZACH MINER (8TH),

    Jul 8 4:17 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Red Sox vs. TigersJul 8 4:07 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JULIO LUGO SCORED J.D. DREW.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LUGO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
    DETROIT 6 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.266, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Red Sox vs. TigersJul 8 3:51 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JULIO LUGO (5) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    7TH OFF NATE ROBERTSON.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4, DETROIT 6
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.267, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Red Sox vs. TigersJul 8 3:14 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JEFF BAILEY (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    7TH OFF NATE ROBERTSON.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3, DETROIT 6
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.192, 1-FOR-1, BB)

    Red Sox vs. TigersJul 8 3:13 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY GARY SHEFFIELD SCORED CURTIS
    GRANDERSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G SHEFFIELD ON SECOND, M THAMES ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
    DETROIT 6 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.302, 1-FOR-1, BB, RBI)

    Red Sox vs. TigersJul 8 2:40 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS GUILLEN (14) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 3RD OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA SCORED SEAN CASEY.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2, DETROIT 5
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.222, 1-FOR-1)

    Red Sox vs. TigersJul 8 2:08 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY SEAN CASEY SCORED GARY SHEFFIELD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S CASEY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
    DETROIT 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.324, 0-FOR-1)

    Red Sox vs. TigersJul 8 2:05 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MARCUS THAMES (10) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2, DETROIT 2
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.299, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)

    Red Sox vs. TigersJul 8 2:00 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MIKE LOWELL SCORED COCO CRISP.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D ORTIZ ON SECOND, D PEDROIA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
    DETROIT 1 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.278, 0-FOR-1)

    Red Sox vs. TigersJul 8 1:53 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DAVID ORTIZ HIT BY NATE ROBERTSON PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
    SCORED JULIO LUGO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ORTIZ ON FIRST, D PEDROIA ON SECOND, C
    CRISP ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
    DETROIT 1 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.303, 1-FOR-1)

    Red Sox vs. TigersJul 8 1:50 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY GARY SHEFFIELD (21) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0, DETROIT 1
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.299, 1 HR, 33 RBI)

    Red Sox vs. TigersJul 8 1:15 PM

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