BOSTON -- Detroit manager Brad Ausmus knew what to hope for when he saw Justin Upton's fly ball heading down the right-field line.
"From the time it left the bat I was saying, `Pesky Pole! Pesky Pole," Ausmas said after Upton's grand slam hit off the right-field foul pole, helping the Tigers avert a sweep with an 8-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.
Nicholas Castellanos added a two-run homer for Detroit, which halted a three-game losing streak in a contest that lasted 4 hours, 6 minutes.
"I thought I hit it hard enough that it would run out of time to curve. It ended up being the case," Upton said. "Take them how you can get them."
Boston had won 13 of 19 and seven of eight in Fenway Park.
Daniel Norris (3-4) held Boston to two runs over five innings, giving up seven hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
Drew Pomeranz (6-4) was tagged for six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, snapping his career-best three-game winning streak. He fell behind 3-0 in the first.
"It's pretty frustrating," he said. "The runs in the first inning, I had trouble kind of getting my rhythm and timing down. But I went out there and tried to shut them down after that."
Hanley Ramirez had an RBI single and Dustin Pedroia a run-scoring double for Boston.
The first six innings took just over three hours, sending a large portion of fans streaming for the exits after the final out of the sixth.
Detroit lost the first two games of the series in the late innings, but didn't have any trouble after opening a big lead midway into this one.
Leading 3-2 in the fifth, the Tigers chased Pomeranz and scored five runs -- with Upton's homer off reliever Heath Hembree the big blow.
They loaded the bases on a throwing error by shortstop Xander Bogaerts, a single and walk before Upton hit his shot off the screen about halfway up the Pesky Pole. Ian Kinsler added an RBI single later in the inning.
"Felt like it was a chance to try to get a matchup," Boston manager John Farrell said of going to Hembree. "Didn't work out. The five runs ends up being quite a difference in this one tonight."
In the first, Detroit jumped ahead on Castellanos' shot over the Green Monster, a drive estimated at 448 feet, and Upton's RBI single.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Farrell said RHP Carson Smith, recovering from Tommy John surgery last season, is scheduled to pitch off the mound against hitters again Tuesday. He looked sharp Saturday, getting mostly weak swings and grounders.
OOPS
Farrell tripped coming out of the dugout coming out to question a call in the ninth.
STILL A GOOD NIGHT
Bogaerts had three splendid plays despite his error, the best against Victor Martinez when he slid to his knees for a grounder in shallow center and fired to first.
HEADS UP
Tigers star Miguel Cabrera was signing autographs next to the dugout during BP when one fan tossed a ball from a few rows back to another, hoping to get his signed, too. It flew just over the head of the slugger, but he graciously signed it.
ROSTER MOVE
Detroit optioned RH reliever Arcenio Leon to Triple-A Toledo before the game and recalled LHP Chad Bell.
UP NEXT:
Tigers: Off Monday. RHP Buck Farmer (2-0, 0.00 ERA) looks to extend his season-opening, 13-inning scoreless stretch when they open a two-game interleague home series Tuesday against Arizona and RHP Zack Greinke (8-3, 3.20).
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (3-8, 4.46) hopes to snap a personal three-game losing streak Monday when Boston hosts Philadelphia. RHP Jerad Eickoff (0-7, 5.15) goes for the Phillies.
Detroit Tigers
"From the time it left the bat I was saying, `Pesky Pole! Pesky Pole," Ausmas said after Upton's grand slam hit off the right-field foul pole, helping the Tigers avert a sweep with an 8-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.
Nicholas Castellanos added a two-run homer for Detroit, which halted a three-game losing streak in a contest that lasted 4 hours, 6 minutes.
"I thought I hit it hard enough that it would run out of time to curve. It ended up being the case," Upton said. "Take them how you can get them."
Boston had won 13 of 19 and seven of eight in Fenway Park.
Daniel Norris (3-4) held Boston to two runs over five innings, giving up seven hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
Drew Pomeranz (6-4) was tagged for six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, snapping his career-best three-game winning streak. He fell behind 3-0 in the first.
"It's pretty frustrating," he said. "The runs in the first inning, I had trouble kind of getting my rhythm and timing down. But I went out there and tried to shut them down after that."
Hanley Ramirez had an RBI single and Dustin Pedroia a run-scoring double for Boston.
The first six innings took just over three hours, sending a large portion of fans streaming for the exits after the final out of the sixth.
Detroit lost the first two games of the series in the late innings, but didn't have any trouble after opening a big lead midway into this one.
Leading 3-2 in the fifth, the Tigers chased Pomeranz and scored five runs -- with Upton's homer off reliever Heath Hembree the big blow.
They loaded the bases on a throwing error by shortstop Xander Bogaerts, a single and walk before Upton hit his shot off the screen about halfway up the Pesky Pole. Ian Kinsler added an RBI single later in the inning.
"Felt like it was a chance to try to get a matchup," Boston manager John Farrell said of going to Hembree. "Didn't work out. The five runs ends up being quite a difference in this one tonight."
In the first, Detroit jumped ahead on Castellanos' shot over the Green Monster, a drive estimated at 448 feet, and Upton's RBI single.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Farrell said RHP Carson Smith, recovering from Tommy John surgery last season, is scheduled to pitch off the mound against hitters again Tuesday. He looked sharp Saturday, getting mostly weak swings and grounders.
OOPS
Farrell tripped coming out of the dugout coming out to question a call in the ninth.
STILL A GOOD NIGHT
Bogaerts had three splendid plays despite his error, the best against Victor Martinez when he slid to his knees for a grounder in shallow center and fired to first.
HEADS UP
Tigers star Miguel Cabrera was signing autographs next to the dugout during BP when one fan tossed a ball from a few rows back to another, hoping to get his signed, too. It flew just over the head of the slugger, but he graciously signed it.
ROSTER MOVE
Detroit optioned RH reliever Arcenio Leon to Triple-A Toledo before the game and recalled LHP Chad Bell.
UP NEXT:
Tigers: Off Monday. RHP Buck Farmer (2-0, 0.00 ERA) looks to extend his season-opening, 13-inning scoreless stretch when they open a two-game interleague home series Tuesday against Arizona and RHP Zack Greinke (8-3, 3.20).
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (3-8, 4.46) hopes to snap a personal three-game losing streak Monday when Boston hosts Philadelphia. RHP Jerad Eickoff (0-7, 5.15) goes for the Phillies.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Kinsler singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos homered to center (444 feet), Kinsler scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera walked. | 2 | 0 |
| V. Martínez grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Cabrera out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez to second on wild pitch by Pomeranz. | 2 | 0 |
| Upton singled to right, J.D. Martinez scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Mahtook flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| Betts flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Pedroia doubled to deep center. | 3 | 0 |
| Bogaerts struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Ramírez singled to left, Pedroia scored, Ramírez thrown out at second attempting to advance on throw. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| McCann flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Iglesias flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| Moreland struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Young singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Rutledge grounded into double play, third to second to first, Young out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Castellanos grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Cabrera grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| Bradley Jr. singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Vázquez struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Betts singled to left, Bradley Jr. to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Pedroia doubled to deep center, Bradley Jr. scored, Betts to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Bogaerts popped out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Ramírez intentionally walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Moreland flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| J.D. Martinez singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Upton singled to left, J.D. Martinez to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Mahtook singled to right, J.D. Martinez to third, Upton to second. | 3 | 2 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Kinsler flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| Young struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Rutledge flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Bradley Jr. walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Vázquez flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Castellanos safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Bogaerts. | 3 | 2 |
| Cabrera singled to left, Castellanos to second. | 3 | 2 |
| V. Martínez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Castellanos out at third, Cabrera to second. | 3 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez walked, Cabrera to third, V. Martínez to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Hembree relieved Pomeranz. | 3 | 2 |
| Upton homered to right (349 feet), Cabrera, V. Martínez and J.D. Martinez scored. | 7 | 2 |
| Mahtook grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 2 |
| McCann doubled to deep center. | 7 | 2 |
| Iglesias walked. | 7 | 2 |
| Kinsler singled to left, McCann scored, Iglesias to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| Betts doubled to left center. | 8 | 2 |
| Pedroia walked. | 8 | 2 |
| Bogaerts popped out to third. | 8 | 2 |
| Ramírez struck out looking. | 8 | 2 |
| Betts stole third. | 8 | 2 |
| Moreland struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Boyer pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Cabrera singled to center. | 8 | 2 |
| V. Martínez flied out to left. | 8 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| Upton struck out looking. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| Young struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| Rutledge grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| Bradley Jr. doubled to deep left. | 8 | 2 |
| Vázquez singled to right, Bradley Jr. scored. | 8 | 3 |
| Betts flied out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Boyer pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Mahtook reached on infield single to third. | 8 | 3 |
| McCann grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Mahtook out at second. | 8 | 3 |
| Iglesias singled to right center. | 8 | 3 |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| Pedroia walked. | 8 | 3 |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| Ramírez singled to center, Pedroia to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Moreland struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| Young flied out to right. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Castellanos grounded out to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| V. Martínez flied out to right. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| Rutledge singled to right center. | 8 | 3 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Rutledge out at second. | 8 | 3 |
| Vázquez grounded out to third. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| Upton grounded out to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Mahtook flied out to left. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| Betts walked. | 8 | 3 |
| Betts to second on fielder's indifference. | 8 | 3 |
| Pedroia struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| Ramírez walked. | 8 | 3 |
| Moreland reached on infield single to second, Betts to third, Ramírez to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Young lined out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Detroit Tigers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsler 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .251 | .341 | .372 |
| Castellanos 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .229 | .304 | .415 |
| Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .268 | .374 | .408 |
| V. Martínez DH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .267 | .346 | .388 |
| J.D. Martinez RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .305 | .398 | .705 |
| Upton LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .269 | .354 | .514 |
| Mahtook CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .241 | .277 | .443 |
| McCann C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .192 | .272 | .400 |
| Iglesias SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .262 | .293 | .383 |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 180 | |||
| BATTING 2B: McCann (4, Hembree) HR: Castellanos (8, 1st inning off Pomeranz 1 on, 0 Out); Upton (13, 5th inning off Hembree 3 on, 1 Out) RBI: Castellanos 2 (33), Upton 5 (40), Kinsler (12) 2-out RBI: Upton, Kinsler GIDP: V. Martínez, McCann Tigers RISP: 4-9 (Kinsler 1-2, V. Martínez 0-1, McCann 0-1, Castellanos 0-1, Mahtook 1-1, Iglesias 0-1, Upton 2-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Castellanos-Kinsler-Cabrera, Kinsler-Iglesias-Cabrera). Outfield Assist: Upton (Ramírez at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 35,457 (94.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:06 |
| Weather | 91 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - David Rackley |
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