Cabrera homers, Tigers outlast Red Sox in slugfest 9-8
Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run home run, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Tyler Collins each had a pair of RBI and the Tigers roughed up knuckleballer Steven Wright to beat the Red Sox 9-8 on Tuesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
9
Boston Red Sox
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ New York Yankees | L 2-9 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ New York Yankees | L 0-9 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Bunted Foul 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Collins walked, Upton scored, Aviles to third, Saltalamacchia to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-8
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-8
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Play Result 8-8
Bogaerts grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Holt scored, Pedroia out at second, Betts to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 8-8
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Pedroia singled to center, León scored, Holt to third, Betts to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-7
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Bradley Jr. homered to right center (424 feet).
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Saltalamacchia singled to center, V. Martínez and Castellanos scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-5
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Advancing On Play 7-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Upton grounded out to first, Cabrera scored, V. Martínez to third, Castellanos to second.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
V. Martínez singled to right, Iglesias scored, Cabrera to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Betts doubled to left, Shaw scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Holt grounded out to second, Bradley Jr. scored, Shaw to second.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 9-8
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Ortiz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Bogaerts out at second.
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Advancing On Force 9-8
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Ground Out 9-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Ortiz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Bogaerts singled to center.
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Single 9-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Bogaerts batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Pedroia grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 9-8
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Pedroia batting
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Play Result 9-8
Rodríguez relieved Greene.
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Start Inning 9-8
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 9-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Collins grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 9-8
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Collins batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Saltalamacchia singled to center.
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Single 9-8
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Saltalamacchia batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Aviles grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 9-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Play Result 9-8
Upton caught stealing third, catcher to shortstop to third.
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Caught Stealing 9-8
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Head to Head
DET wins series 3-0
Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Mookie BettsRF50
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Xander BogaertsSS2
David OrtizDH34
Hanley Ramirez1B13
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Travis Shaw3B23
Sandy LeonC9
Brock HoltLF17
DET
Ian Kinsler2B3
Jose IglesiasSS7
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
Nick Castellanos3B21
Justin UptonLF8
Mike AvilesRF12
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Tyler CollinsCF18
Substitutes
Andrew Romine3B24
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