Game Report - May 4, 2026 - Red Sox 5, Tigers 4
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Steve Bielawski
May 5, 2026, 1:11:44 PM (2 days ago) May 5
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It was Star Wars Day at Comerica Park, and yes, there were some activities to observe the occasion.
For the first five-and-a-half innings, the hitters for both teams did an impersonation of storm troopers, missing everything.
Then, suddenly, in the bottom of the sixth inning, Colt Keith was hit by a pitch, Jahmai Jones walked, and Matt Vierling hit a grounder to third on which Mr. Keith and Mr. Jones scored, thanks in part to a throwing error by Andruw Monasterio.
In the top of the seventh, Carlos Narvaez walked, Andruw Monasterio singled, and Jarren Duran hit a three-run homer. Then, Masataka Yoshida doubled, Wilyer Abreu singled to drive in Mr. Yoshida, Cedanne Rafaela singled, and Marcelo Mayer singled to drive in Mr. Abreu.
Colt Keith led off the bottom of the eighth with a single, then two outs later, Matt Vierling walked, and Dillon Dingler doubled to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Vierling.
The series is scheduled to continue this evening. We will see if the weather permits play. It should, according to the latest reports, but we will see what happens.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Jones DH 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .238 .400
Walked in the sixth and scored.
> K. Carpenter PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .300 .463
> M. Vierling CF 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 .205 .268 .342
Was safe at second base on a fielder's choice in the sixth
as Mr. Keith and Mr. Jones scored;
he got credit for driving in Mr. Keith.
Walked in the eighth and scored.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .257 .328 .495
Doubled to left in the eighth
to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Vierling.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289 .389 .453
Doubled to right in the fifth.
He also struck out twice.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217 .338 .426
nothing, with three strikeouts.
> W. Perez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .215 .267
In the KIITI club.
> H. Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .250 .324
nothing.
> C. Keith 3B 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .317 .355 .386
Was hit by a pitch in the sixth and scored.
Singled up the middle in the seventh and scored.
> Z. Short SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
nothing.
> team 31 4 3 3 0 2 11
Four runs wee not enough to win this game.
> 2B: Greene (9, Tolle); Dingler (7, Whitlock)
> RBI: Vierling (14), Dingler 2 (25)
> 2-Out RBI: Dingler 2.
> Team LOB: 3
> Team RISP: 1-8 (Pérez 0-1, Vierling 0-1, Greene 0-2,
> Dingler 1-2, Torkelson 0-1, Lee 0-1)
> DP: 1 (Short-Torkelson)
> E: Short (1, throw)
> Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Duran DH-LF 5 1 3 3 1 0 2 .203 .260 .347
> W. Contreras 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 .381 .475
Collared.
> R. Anthony LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .354 .321
> M. Yoshida LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .296 .415 .370
> G. Whitlock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
> A. Chapman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
> T. Story SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .207 .243 .296
> W. Abreu RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .297 .379 .453
> C. Rafaela CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 .328 .360
> M. Mayer 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .256 .320 .356
> C. Narvaez C 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .219 .260 .342
Caught.
> A. Monasterio 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .220 .291 .360
> C. Durbin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 .254 .248
> team 39 5 12 5 1 3 11
Just enough runs to win this game.
> 2B: Yoshida (4, Vanasco)
> HR: Duran (4, 7th inning off Vanasco 2 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Duran 3 (18), Mayer (8), Abreu (15)
> 2-Out RBI: Abreu, W; Mayer.
> Team LOB: 10
> Team RISP: 3-10 (Story 0-2, Contreras 0-1, Duran 1-1, Yoshida 0-1,
> Mayer 1-2, Abreu 1-2, Narváez 0-1)
> SB: Duran (6, 2nd base off Madden/Dingler)
> E: Monasterio (1, throw); Narváez (3, throw)
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Boston Red Sox (14-21, 8-11 away) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 - 5 12 2
> Detroit Tigers (18-18, 12-4 home) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 - 4 3 1
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
The Red Sox got all their runs in the seventh, but they won.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Holton 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 22-16 4.91
Did his job, although not too well.
> T. Madden 5.0 4 0 0 0 7 0 81-50 0.00
Did his job well for five innings.
> R. Vanasco (L, 0-1, B, 1) 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 25-12 22.50
> E. De Jesus 1.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 32-23 8.44
The problems.
> K. Jansen 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10-5 5.40
Did his job.
> team 9.0 12 5 5 3 11 1 170-106
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced
> Holton 3/5; Madden 13/20;
> Vanasco 3/6; De Jesús 7/8; Jansen 1/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Holton-4-3-5-4; Madden-12-11-14-13;
> Vanasco-5-1-1-4; De Jesús-8-3-7-5; Jansen-1-1-2-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Holton 2-0; Madden 6-3;
> Vanasco 1-1; De Jesús 2-0; Jansen 0-1
> Game Scores: T Holton 50
> Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> P. Tolle (W, 1-1) 7.0 1 2 0 1 8 0 83-59 2.04
Did well, but his defense let him down in the sixth.
> G. Whitlock (H, 6) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 26-15 3.77
A bit of a problem.
> A. Chapman (S, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13-9 0.77
Did his job.
> team 9.0 3 4 2 2 11 0 122-83
> HBP: Keith (by Tolle)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Chapman 3/3; Whitlock 2/6; Tolle 14/25
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Chapman-3-2-2-1; Whitlock-3-5-4-3; Tolle-17-9-18-13
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Chapman 1
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 22, 321
> Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 18 m.p.h., right to left
> Time of Game: 2:37
This game report is brought to you by Perry Drug Stores.
We have gifts for Mother's Day.
It was Star Wars Day at Comerica Park, and yes, there were some activities to observe the occasion.
For the first five-and-a-half innings, the hitters for both teams did an impersonation of storm troopers, missing everything.
Then, suddenly, in the bottom of the sixth inning, Colt Keith was hit by a pitch, Jahmai Jones walked, and Matt Vierling hit a grounder to third on which Mr. Keith and Mr. Jones scored, thanks in part to a throwing error by Andruw Monasterio.
In the top of the seventh, Carlos Narvaez walked, Andruw Monasterio singled, and Jarren Duran hit a three-run homer. Then, Masataka Yoshida doubled, Wilyer Abreu singled to drive in Mr. Yoshida, Cedanne Rafaela singled, and Marcelo Mayer singled to drive in Mr. Abreu.
Colt Keith led off the bottom of the eighth with a single, then two outs later, Matt Vierling walked, and Dillon Dingler doubled to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Vierling.
The series is scheduled to continue this evening. We will see if the weather permits play. It should, according to the latest reports, but we will see what happens.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Jones DH 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .238 .400
Walked in the sixth and scored.
> K. Carpenter PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .300 .463
> M. Vierling CF 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 .205 .268 .342
Was safe at second base on a fielder's choice in the sixth
as Mr. Keith and Mr. Jones scored;
he got credit for driving in Mr. Keith.
Walked in the eighth and scored.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .257 .328 .495
Doubled to left in the eighth
to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Vierling.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289 .389 .453
Doubled to right in the fifth.
He also struck out twice.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217 .338 .426
nothing, with three strikeouts.
> W. Perez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .215 .267
In the KIITI club.
> H. Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .250 .324
nothing.
> C. Keith 3B 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .317 .355 .386
Was hit by a pitch in the sixth and scored.
Singled up the middle in the seventh and scored.
> Z. Short SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
nothing.
> team 31 4 3 3 0 2 11
Four runs wee not enough to win this game.
> 2B: Greene (9, Tolle); Dingler (7, Whitlock)
> RBI: Vierling (14), Dingler 2 (25)
> 2-Out RBI: Dingler 2.
> Team LOB: 3
> Team RISP: 1-8 (Pérez 0-1, Vierling 0-1, Greene 0-2,
> Dingler 1-2, Torkelson 0-1, Lee 0-1)
> DP: 1 (Short-Torkelson)
> E: Short (1, throw)
> Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Duran DH-LF 5 1 3 3 1 0 2 .203 .260 .347
> W. Contreras 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 .381 .475
Collared.
> R. Anthony LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .354 .321
> M. Yoshida LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .296 .415 .370
> G. Whitlock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
> A. Chapman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
> T. Story SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .207 .243 .296
> W. Abreu RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .297 .379 .453
> C. Rafaela CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 .328 .360
> M. Mayer 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .256 .320 .356
> C. Narvaez C 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .219 .260 .342
Caught.
> A. Monasterio 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .220 .291 .360
> C. Durbin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 .254 .248
> team 39 5 12 5 1 3 11
Just enough runs to win this game.
> 2B: Yoshida (4, Vanasco)
> HR: Duran (4, 7th inning off Vanasco 2 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Duran 3 (18), Mayer (8), Abreu (15)
> 2-Out RBI: Abreu, W; Mayer.
> Team LOB: 10
> Team RISP: 3-10 (Story 0-2, Contreras 0-1, Duran 1-1, Yoshida 0-1,
> Mayer 1-2, Abreu 1-2, Narváez 0-1)
> SB: Duran (6, 2nd base off Madden/Dingler)
> E: Monasterio (1, throw); Narváez (3, throw)
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Boston Red Sox (14-21, 8-11 away) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 - 5 12 2
> Detroit Tigers (18-18, 12-4 home) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 - 4 3 1
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
The Red Sox got all their runs in the seventh, but they won.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Holton 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 22-16 4.91
Did his job, although not too well.
> T. Madden 5.0 4 0 0 0 7 0 81-50 0.00
Did his job well for five innings.
> R. Vanasco (L, 0-1, B, 1) 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 25-12 22.50
> E. De Jesus 1.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 32-23 8.44
The problems.
> K. Jansen 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10-5 5.40
Did his job.
> team 9.0 12 5 5 3 11 1 170-106
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced
> Holton 3/5; Madden 13/20;
> Vanasco 3/6; De Jesús 7/8; Jansen 1/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Holton-4-3-5-4; Madden-12-11-14-13;
> Vanasco-5-1-1-4; De Jesús-8-3-7-5; Jansen-1-1-2-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Holton 2-0; Madden 6-3;
> Vanasco 1-1; De Jesús 2-0; Jansen 0-1
> Game Scores: T Holton 50
> Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> P. Tolle (W, 1-1) 7.0 1 2 0 1 8 0 83-59 2.04
Did well, but his defense let him down in the sixth.
> G. Whitlock (H, 6) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 26-15 3.77
A bit of a problem.
> A. Chapman (S, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13-9 0.77
Did his job.
> team 9.0 3 4 2 2 11 0 122-83
> HBP: Keith (by Tolle)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Chapman 3/3; Whitlock 2/6; Tolle 14/25
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Chapman-3-2-2-1; Whitlock-3-5-4-3; Tolle-17-9-18-13
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Chapman 1
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 22, 321
> Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 18 m.p.h., right to left
> Time of Game: 2:37
This game report is brought to you by Perry Drug Stores.
We have gifts for Mother's Day.
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