Game Report - May 5, 2026 - Red Sox 10, Tigers3
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Steve Bielawski
May 6, 2026, 12:07:01 AM (yesterday) May 6
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> Boston Red Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 3 - final
The Red Sox scored three runs before the Tigers got a chance to bat, and added five more runs in the third inning. It was that sort of a game.
In the top of the first, after Jarren Duran and Willson Contreras grounded out, Wilyer Abreu singled and stole second base, Trevor Story was safe on a fielding error by Zach McKinstry, and Ceddanne Rafaela homered.
Matt Vierling led off the bottom of the first with a home run. Then, Jahmai Jones singled, Riley Greene walked, and Wenceel Perez singled to drive in Mr. Jones.
In the top of the third, Willson Contreras walked, Trevor Story singled, Ceddanne Rafaela singled to drive in Mr. Contreras, Andruw Monasterio singled to drive in Mr. Story, Caleb Durbin singled to drive in Mr. Rafaela, Connor Wong singled to drive in Mr. Monasterio, and Mr. Durbin scored on a force out of Mr. Wong at second base. The Red Sox had an 8-2 lead.
Willson Contreras and WIlyer Abreu led off the top of the fourth with back-to-back home runs.
In the bottom of the fifth, Matt Vierling singled, Kevin McGonigle was safe on a force out of Mr. Vierling, Mr. McGonigle went to second on a single by Kerry Carpenter, and scored on a single by Dillon Dingler.
Meanwhile, the Guardians lost to the Royals. So, every team in the A.L. Central is under .500. Moreover, the Royals are 1/2 games behind the Tigers and Guardians, and Chicago is zero games back, but has played two fewer games.
The series with the Red Sox will conclude this afternoon (i.e., Wednesday afternoon, May 6).
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> M. Vierling CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .221 .279 .390
Homered to left in the first.
Singled up the middle in the fifth.
> K. McGonigle SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .308 .403 .466
Was safe on a force out of Mr. Vierling at second base in the fifth and scored.
Walked in the seventh.
> J. Jones DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 .256 .415
Singled to left in the first and scored.
> K. Carpenter PH-DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 .301 .459
Singled to left in the fifth.
Grounded into a double play to end the seventh.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .257 .325 .486
Singled to left in the seventh
to drive in Mr. McGonigle.
> R. Greene LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290 .392 .450
Walked in the first.
Hit a lonely infield single in the third.
> W. Perez RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .156 .217 .266
Singled up the middle in the first
to drive in Mr. Jones.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 .336 .415
Walked in the first.
He also struck out twice.
> Z. McKinstry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 .240 .298
nothing, with two strikeouts.
He seems to be reverting to the form that made the Cubs get rid of him.
> H. Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 .227 .293
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> team 33 3 7 3 1 3 12
Nowhere near to enough scoring to win this game.
> HR: Vierling (2, 1st inning off Morán 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Pérez (6), Vierling (15), Dingler (26)
> 2-Out RBI: Pérez, W.
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 2-6 (McKinstry 0-1, Pérez 1-2,
> Greene 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Dingler 1-1)
> SB: McGonigle (4, 2nd base off Bello/Wong)
> DP: 1 (Lee-McGonigle-Torkelson)
> E: McKinstry (1, fielding)
> Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Duran LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .195 .250 .333
Collared.
> W. Contreras 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .270 .382 .492
> W. Abreu RF 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 .311 .393 .485
> T. Story SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .209 .248 .295
> C. Rafaela CF 5 2 3 4 1 0 1 .276 .339 .397
> A. Monasterio DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .218 .283 .345
> C. Durbin 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .175 .260 .254
> C. Wong C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .340 .364
> I. Kiner-Falefa 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .205 .244 .205
Corralled.
> team 39 10 12 10 3 2 11
It's hard to lose when you score ten runs.
> HR: Contreras (8, 4th inning off Valdez 0 on, 0 Out);
> Rafaela (2, 1st inning off Valdez 2 on, 2 Out);
> Abreu (5, 4th inning off Valdez 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Contreras (22), Kiner-Falefa (4), Monasterio (9),
> Wong (6), Rafaela 4 (14), Abreu (16), Durbin (12)
> 2Out RBI: Rafaela 3.
> GIDP: Rafaela
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 5-10 (Story 0-1, Kiner-Falefa 0-1, Monasterio 1-2,
> Wong 1-1, Duran 0-2, Rafaela 2-2, Durbin 1-1)
> SB: Story (3, 2nd base off Valdez/Dingler); Abreu (2, 2nd base off Valdez/Dingler)
> DP: 1 (Kiner-Falefa-Story)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Boston Red Sox (15-21, 9-11 away) 3 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 10 12 0
> Detroit Tigers (18-19, 12-5 home) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
A really bad beginning, and it didn't get much better.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> F. Valdez (L, 2-2) 3.0 9 10 7 1 3 3 60-45 4.57
A.J. Hinch seemed to want to let him keep pitching no matter how badly he was doing,
partly because the Tigers are running out of starting pitchers.
But umpire Dan Iassogna made the decision, tossing Mr. Valdez from the game.
> B. Hanifee 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 33-20 0.00
> B. Smith 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 20-18 1.74
> E. De Jesus 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14-9 7.71
Did their jobs, but it was garbage time before they got in the game.
> team 9.0 12 10 7 2 11 3 127-92
> HBP: Story (by Valdez); Wong (by Valdez)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Valdez 17/22;
> Hanifee 7/11; Smith 6/7; De Jesús 3/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Valdez-11-6-12-16;
> Hanifee-9-0-3-7; Smith-4-5-6-3; De Jesús-1-3-4-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Valdez 6-1;
> Hanifee 5-1; Smith 2-0; De Jesús 0-1
> Game Scores: F Valdez 9
> Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Moran 1.0 3 2 2 2 3 1 38-21 3.10
Not a particularly good opening,
but the better starting performance in this game.
> B. Bello (W, 2-4) 7.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 94-66 7.44
Pitched the bulk of the game, and did it quite well.
> A. Gamboa 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14-9 0.00
Did his job.
> team 9.0 7 3 3 3 12 1 146-96
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Bello 18/25; Morán 4/8; Gamboa 2/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Bello-19-10-20-17; Morán-3-5-10-3; Gamboa-2-2-4-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Bello 5-8; Gamboa 0-1
> Game Scores: J Moran 40
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 20,674
> Weather: 54 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 9 m.p.h., out to left
> Time of Game: 2:36
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The Red Sox scored three runs before the Tigers got a chance to bat, and added five more runs in the third inning. It was that sort of a game.
In the top of the first, after Jarren Duran and Willson Contreras grounded out, Wilyer Abreu singled and stole second base, Trevor Story was safe on a fielding error by Zach McKinstry, and Ceddanne Rafaela homered.
Matt Vierling led off the bottom of the first with a home run. Then, Jahmai Jones singled, Riley Greene walked, and Wenceel Perez singled to drive in Mr. Jones.
In the top of the third, Willson Contreras walked, Trevor Story singled, Ceddanne Rafaela singled to drive in Mr. Contreras, Andruw Monasterio singled to drive in Mr. Story, Caleb Durbin singled to drive in Mr. Rafaela, Connor Wong singled to drive in Mr. Monasterio, and Mr. Durbin scored on a force out of Mr. Wong at second base. The Red Sox had an 8-2 lead.
Willson Contreras and WIlyer Abreu led off the top of the fourth with back-to-back home runs.
In the bottom of the fifth, Matt Vierling singled, Kevin McGonigle was safe on a force out of Mr. Vierling, Mr. McGonigle went to second on a single by Kerry Carpenter, and scored on a single by Dillon Dingler.
Meanwhile, the Guardians lost to the Royals. So, every team in the A.L. Central is under .500. Moreover, the Royals are 1/2 games behind the Tigers and Guardians, and Chicago is zero games back, but has played two fewer games.
The series with the Red Sox will conclude this afternoon (i.e., Wednesday afternoon, May 6).
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> M. Vierling CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .221 .279 .390
Homered to left in the first.
Singled up the middle in the fifth.
> K. McGonigle SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .308 .403 .466
Was safe on a force out of Mr. Vierling at second base in the fifth and scored.
Walked in the seventh.
> J. Jones DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 .256 .415
Singled to left in the first and scored.
> K. Carpenter PH-DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 .301 .459
Singled to left in the fifth.
Grounded into a double play to end the seventh.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .257 .325 .486
Singled to left in the seventh
to drive in Mr. McGonigle.
> R. Greene LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290 .392 .450
Walked in the first.
Hit a lonely infield single in the third.
> W. Perez RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .156 .217 .266
Singled up the middle in the first
to drive in Mr. Jones.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 .336 .415
Walked in the first.
He also struck out twice.
> Z. McKinstry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 .240 .298
nothing, with two strikeouts.
He seems to be reverting to the form that made the Cubs get rid of him.
> H. Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 .227 .293
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> team 33 3 7 3 1 3 12
Nowhere near to enough scoring to win this game.
> HR: Vierling (2, 1st inning off Morán 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Pérez (6), Vierling (15), Dingler (26)
> 2-Out RBI: Pérez, W.
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 2-6 (McKinstry 0-1, Pérez 1-2,
> Greene 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Dingler 1-1)
> SB: McGonigle (4, 2nd base off Bello/Wong)
> DP: 1 (Lee-McGonigle-Torkelson)
> E: McKinstry (1, fielding)
> Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Duran LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .195 .250 .333
Collared.
> W. Contreras 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .270 .382 .492
> W. Abreu RF 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 .311 .393 .485
> T. Story SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .209 .248 .295
> C. Rafaela CF 5 2 3 4 1 0 1 .276 .339 .397
> A. Monasterio DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .218 .283 .345
> C. Durbin 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .175 .260 .254
> C. Wong C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .340 .364
> I. Kiner-Falefa 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .205 .244 .205
Corralled.
> team 39 10 12 10 3 2 11
It's hard to lose when you score ten runs.
> HR: Contreras (8, 4th inning off Valdez 0 on, 0 Out);
> Rafaela (2, 1st inning off Valdez 2 on, 2 Out);
> Abreu (5, 4th inning off Valdez 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Contreras (22), Kiner-Falefa (4), Monasterio (9),
> Wong (6), Rafaela 4 (14), Abreu (16), Durbin (12)
> 2Out RBI: Rafaela 3.
> GIDP: Rafaela
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 5-10 (Story 0-1, Kiner-Falefa 0-1, Monasterio 1-2,
> Wong 1-1, Duran 0-2, Rafaela 2-2, Durbin 1-1)
> SB: Story (3, 2nd base off Valdez/Dingler); Abreu (2, 2nd base off Valdez/Dingler)
> DP: 1 (Kiner-Falefa-Story)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Boston Red Sox (15-21, 9-11 away) 3 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 10 12 0
> Detroit Tigers (18-19, 12-5 home) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
A really bad beginning, and it didn't get much better.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> F. Valdez (L, 2-2) 3.0 9 10 7 1 3 3 60-45 4.57
A.J. Hinch seemed to want to let him keep pitching no matter how badly he was doing,
partly because the Tigers are running out of starting pitchers.
But umpire Dan Iassogna made the decision, tossing Mr. Valdez from the game.
> B. Hanifee 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 33-20 0.00
> B. Smith 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 20-18 1.74
> E. De Jesus 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14-9 7.71
Did their jobs, but it was garbage time before they got in the game.
> team 9.0 12 10 7 2 11 3 127-92
> HBP: Story (by Valdez); Wong (by Valdez)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Valdez 17/22;
> Hanifee 7/11; Smith 6/7; De Jesús 3/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Valdez-11-6-12-16;
> Hanifee-9-0-3-7; Smith-4-5-6-3; De Jesús-1-3-4-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Valdez 6-1;
> Hanifee 5-1; Smith 2-0; De Jesús 0-1
> Game Scores: F Valdez 9
> Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Moran 1.0 3 2 2 2 3 1 38-21 3.10
Not a particularly good opening,
but the better starting performance in this game.
> B. Bello (W, 2-4) 7.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 94-66 7.44
Pitched the bulk of the game, and did it quite well.
> A. Gamboa 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14-9 0.00
Did his job.
> team 9.0 7 3 3 3 12 1 146-96
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Bello 18/25; Morán 4/8; Gamboa 2/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Bello-19-10-20-17; Morán-3-5-10-3; Gamboa-2-2-4-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Bello 5-8; Gamboa 0-1
> Game Scores: J Moran 40
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 20,674
> Weather: 54 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 9 m.p.h., out to left
> Time of Game: 2:36
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