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CLE
@CAL		7
3
BOS
@DET		5
2
BAL
@NYY		16
3
MIN
@OAK		2
1
KCR
@SEA		5
3		 
(13)
CHW
@TEX		2
4
MIL
@TOR		5
3
LAD
@ATL		7
0
LAD
@ATL		5
2
NYM
@CHC		3
15
SFG
@CIN		11
8
SDP
@HOU		10
2
STL
@MON		5
4
PIT
@PHI		3
3		 
(8)
Monday, June 5, 1989 7:35
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 20,722, Time of Game: 2:59
Red Sox
5
25-27
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 5½ GB
 at Tigers
2
22-33
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
7th, 10 GB
W: Roger Clemens (6-4)
L: David Palmer (0-1)
S: Rob Murphy (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         3  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    5  8  1
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  6  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jody Reed SS 2 1 0 0 3 0 .275 .709 22 6 0.019 0.49 0.057 -0.038 0.3 1 1 GDP
Ed Romero 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .207 .505 24 11 -0.028 0.65 0.031 -0.060 -0.3 0 5
Wade Boggs 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .309 .853 25 13 0.160 0.59 0.170 -0.010 1.5 0 0 2B
Mike Greenwell LF 5 1 1 3 0 0 .296 .852 11 9 0.144 0.59 0.168 -0.024 0.9 1 0 HR
Dwight Evans RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .305 .933 18 10 0.043 0.42 0.078 -0.036 1.1 3 0 HR,SB
Ellis Burks CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .290 .862 18 12 -0.034 0.51 0.010 -0.045 -0.5 0 0 SB
Carlos Quintana DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 .300 .817 21 9 -0.034 0.47 0.007 -0.041 -0.7
Nick Esasky 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .257 .767 18 8 0.007 0.42 0.029 -0.022 0.1 12 1
Rich Gedman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .546 10 6 -0.051 0.42 0.000 -0.051 -1.6 10 0
Roger Clemens P 3
   Rob Murphy P
Team Totals 31 5 8 5 9 3 .258 .909 167 84 0.226 0.51 0.550 -0.327 0.8 27 10
2B: W Boggs (15, off D Palmer).
HR: M Greenwell (8, off D Palmer; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF); D Evans (8, off M Trujillo; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: D Evans 6; W Boggs 4; M Greenwell 4; C Quintana.
GIDP: J Reed (7).
RBI: M Greenwell 3 (35); D Evans (32); W Boggs (21).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Esasky-J Reed-N Esasky.
E: R Gedman (4).
Baserunning
SB: D Evans (3, 2nd base off F Williams/M Nokes); E Burks (10, 2nd base off D Palmer/M Nokes).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Pettis CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .269 .791 17 13 -0.018 0.62 0.029 -0.047 -0.3 1 0
Dave Bergman 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .617 12 7 -0.048 0.65 0.000 -0.048 -0.5 11 0
   Gary Ward PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .619 5 3 -0.032 1.31 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 2 0
Lou Whitaker 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .280 .924 17 11 0.004 0.47 0.048 -0.044 0.5 3 7 HR
Fred Lynn LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .220 .614 14 9 -0.062 0.61 0.000 -0.062 -0.6 2 0
Keith Moreland DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 .331 .850 23 15 0.136 0.77 0.161 -0.025 1.4 HR
Matt Nokes C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .227 .680 18 9 -0.105 1.09 0.029 -0.133 -0.9 4 0 GDP
Chet Lemon RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 .231 .649 18 12 0.035 0.64 0.059 -0.024 0.2 1 1
Rick Schu 3B-SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .698 9 7 -0.099 1.36 0.000 -0.099 -0.9 1 3
Al Pedrique SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .175 .439 9 5 -0.061 1.22 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 2 5
   Pat Sheridan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 .599 5 3 -0.025 0.99 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
   Mike Heath 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .808 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
David Palmer P
   Paul Gibson P
   Mike Trujillo P
   Frank Williams P
   Willie Hernandez P
Team Totals 33 2 6 2 1 10 .182 .570 147 94 -0.275 0.81 0.326 -0.600 -2.2 27 16
HR: K Moreland (4, off R Clemens; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); L Whitaker (14, off R Clemens; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: K Moreland 5; L Whitaker 4; C Lemon; G Pettis; M Nokes.
GIDP: M Nokes (6).
RBI: K Moreland (24); L Whitaker (33).
2-out RBI: L Whitaker.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 3. L Whitaker-A Pedrique; L Whitaker-A Pedrique-D Bergman; R Schu-D Bergman.
Outfield Assists: C Lemon (D Evans at home plate).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Clemens, W (6-4) 7.1 5 2 2 1 7 2 2.82 28 120 76 34 9 33 12 8 2 0 66 0.186 0.81 1.3
Rob Murphy, S (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.18 6 27 18 7 4 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.089 0.82 1.0
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 1 10 2 2.00 34 147 94 41 13 40 14 9 2 0 66 1 0 0.275 0.51 2.2

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
David Palmer, L (0-1) 4.2 5 4 4 4 2 1 7.71 21 82 39 22 5 12 10 5 3 0 36 -0.236 0.72 -1.9
Paul Gibson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.76 1 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.012 0.42 0.2
Mike Trujillo 0.1 1 1 1 2 1 1 6.14 4 24 11 6 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.062 0.29 -1.4
Frank Williams 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 2.93 12 49 25 15 3 7 5 4 3 0 2 0 0.050 0.28 1.4
Willie Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.95 2 9 6 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.012 0.24 0.9
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 9 3 2 5.00 40 167 84 47 9 28 16 12 7 0 36 5 0 -0.224 0.81 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Ted Hendry.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 20,722.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Detroit Tigers
1 Jody Reed SS 1 Gary Pettis CF
2 Ed Romero 2B 2 Dave Bergman 1B
3 Wade Boggs 3B 3 Lou Whitaker 2B
4 Mike Greenwell LF 4 Fred Lynn LF
5 Dwight Evans RF 5 Keith Moreland DH
6 Ellis Burks CF 6 Matt Nokes C
7 Carlos Quintana DH 7 Chet Lemon RF
8 Nick Esasky 1B 8 Rick Schu 3B
9 Rich Gedman C 9 Al Pedrique SS
Roger Clemens P David Palmer P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR BOS M. Greenwell D. Palmer 16% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Boggs Scores
b7 2-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO DET M. Nokes R. Clemens 9% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b2 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R DET K. Moreland R. Clemens -9% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R BOS W. Boggs D. Palmer 9% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Reed Scores
t3 3-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS W. Boggs D. Palmer 8% 83% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Romero to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' David Palmer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Reed D. Palmer 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS E. Romero D. Palmer -2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Reed to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R BOS W. Boggs D. Palmer 9% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Reed Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR BOS M. Greenwell D. Palmer 16% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Boggs Scores
t1 3-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Evans D. Palmer 1% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t1 3-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS E. Burks D. Palmer -2% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 3-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS C. Quintana D. Palmer 1% 77% Burks Steals 2B
t1 3-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS C. Quintana D. Palmer -2% 75% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET G. Pettis R. Clemens 2% 77% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET D. Bergman R. Clemens 1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET L. Whitaker R. Clemens 1% 79% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' David Palmer facing 8-9-1
t2 3-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS N. Esasky D. Palmer 2% 81% Walk
t2 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS R. Gedman D. Palmer -2% 79% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 3-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO BOS J. Reed D. Palmer -3% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET F. Lynn R. Clemens 2% 78% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R DET K. Moreland R. Clemens -9% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b2 1-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET M. Nokes R. Clemens 2% 71% Groundout: P-1B
b2 1-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Lemon R. Clemens 1% 72% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' David Palmer facing 2-3-4
t3 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS E. Romero D. Palmer 3% 75% Walk
t3 3-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS W. Boggs D. Palmer 8% 83% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Romero to 3B
t3 3-1 0 -23 1,(0-0)  RO BOS M. Greenwell D. Palmer 1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B; Boggs to 3B; Romero Scores
t3 4-1 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Evans D. Palmer -4% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 4-1 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O BOS E. Burks D. Palmer -2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
b3 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET R. Schu R. Clemens 2% 80% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
b3 1-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET A. Pedrique R. Clemens 2% 82% Flyball: RF
b3 1-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Pettis R. Clemens 1% 83% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' David Palmer facing 7-8-9
t4 4-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS C. Quintana D. Palmer -1% 81% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
t4 4-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS N. Esasky D. Palmer -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 4-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS R. Gedman D. Palmer -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
b4 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Bergman R. Clemens 2% 82% Groundout: P-1B
b4 1-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET L. Whitaker R. Clemens 2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b4 1-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET F. Lynn R. Clemens 1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' David Palmer facing 1-2-3
t5 4-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Reed D. Palmer 2% 87% Walk
t5 4-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO BOS E. Romero D. Palmer -4% 83% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
t5 4-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS W. Boggs D. Palmer 1% 84% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
Paul Gibson replaces David Palmer pitching
t5 4-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell P. Gibson -1% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
b5 1-4 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET K. Moreland R. Clemens 2% 85% Groundout: P-1B
b5 1-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET M. Nokes R. Clemens -3% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 1-4 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  DET C. Lemon R. Clemens -5% 77% Walk; Nokes to 2B
b5 1-4 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O DET R. Schu R. Clemens 5% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-4 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O DET A. Pedrique R. Clemens 5% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Mike Trujillo facing 5-6-7
Mike Trujillo replaces Paul Gibson pitching
t6 4-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R BOS D. Evans M. Trujillo 5% 93% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t6 5-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS E. Burks M. Trujillo -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS C. Quintana M. Trujillo 1% 93% Walk
t6 5-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS N. Esasky M. Trujillo 1% 94% Walk; Quintana to 2B
Frank Williams replaces Mike Trujillo pitching
t6 5-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO BOS R. Gedman F. Williams -2% 91% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b6 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Pettis R. Clemens 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Bergman R. Clemens 1% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 1-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R DET L. Whitaker R. Clemens -5% 89% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b6 2-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET F. Lynn R. Clemens 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tigers' Frank Williams facing 1-2-3
t7 5-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Reed F. Williams -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 5-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS E. Romero F. Williams -1% 89% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t7 5-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS W. Boggs F. Williams -0% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
b7 2-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  DET K. Moreland R. Clemens -5% 84% Reached on E2 (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
b7 2-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO DET M. Nokes R. Clemens 9% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b7 2-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  DET C. Lemon R. Clemens -1% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 2-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET R. Schu R. Clemens 2% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tigers' Frank Williams facing 4-5-6
t8 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Greenwell F. Williams -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t8 5-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS D. Evans F. Williams 1% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t8 5-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  BOS E. Burks F. Williams 1% 94% Evans Steals 2B
t8 5-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  BOS E. Burks F. Williams 0% 94% Walk
t8 5-2 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O BOS C. Quintana F. Williams -1% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Evans out at Hm/RF-C; Burks to 3B
t8 5-2 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O BOS N. Esasky F. Williams -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Al Pedrique (SS) batting 9th
b8 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET P. Sheridan R. Clemens 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  DET G. Pettis R. Clemens -3% 92% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Rob Murphy replaces Roger Clemens pitching
Gary Ward pinch hits for Dave Bergman (1B) batting 2nd
b8 2-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Ward R. Murphy 3% 95% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b8 2-5 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET L. Whitaker R. Murphy 2% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tigers' Frank Williams facing 9-1-2
Gary Ward moves from PH to 1B
Mike Heath replaces Pat Sheridan (PH) playing 3B batting 9th
Rick Schu moves from 3B to SS
t9 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS R. Gedman F. Williams -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Reed F. Williams 0% 97% Walk
t9 5-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS E. Romero F. Williams 0% 97% Walk; Reed to 2B
Willie Hernandez replaces Frank Williams pitching
t9 5-2 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS W. Boggs W. Hernandez -1% 97% Flyball: LF
t9 5-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell W. Hernandez -1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Red Sox' Rob Murphy facing 4-5-6
b9 2-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET F. Lynn R. Murphy 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  DET K. Moreland R. Murphy -3% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b9 2-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Nokes R. Murphy 3% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Lemon R. Murphy 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.

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