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8:00 PM ET, May 18, 2014
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Associated Press
Martinez, Tigers Sweep Red Sox
It was the sixth consecutive win and 15th in 18 games for the Tigers, who have the majors' best record at 27-12.
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Will the Tigers end up with 100 wins? How will they fare in the playoffs? How will the Red Sox fare? Vote! »Xander Bogaerts had two hits and an RBI for Boston, which has lost a season-high four straight. It was the first time the Red Sox were swept at home in a multigame series by the Tigers since losing four in June of 1983.
Boston's David Ortiz went 0 for 2 with two walks, ending his 10-game hitting streak.
Anibal Sanchez (1-2), activated from the 15-day disabled list earlier in the day after being sidelined since April 27 with a blister on his right middle finger, worked five innings for the victory. Last season's AL ERA champ gave up two runs -- one earned -- and five hits, striking out three and walking three, including one intentional to Ortiz on a 3-2 pitch.
Trailing 1-0 in the third, the Tigers scored three runs off Jake Peavy (1-2). Cabrera's RBI single tied it before Martinez followed with his homer into Boston's bullpen. They made it 4-1 on Cabrera's sacrifice fly in the fifth.
Peavy was tagged for five runs on 11 hits in six innings. He has given up at least one homer in each of his nine starts, the majors' longest active streak.
Hunter's homer, which cleared the Green Monster and left Fenway Park entirely, made it 6-2 in the seventh.
Boston loaded the bases with one out in the fifth, but managed only one run to cut it to 4-2 when Dustin Pedroia scored after third baseman Don Kelly threw low to the plate on a slow grounder for an error. Grady Sizemore then lined to Sanchez, who fired to third and doubled off Shane Victorino.
Mike Avila's RBI single increased Detroit's lead to 5-2 in the sixth.
The Red Sox -- held to one run in the first two games -- hadn't led in the series until Bogaerts' RBI single gave them a 1-0 edge in the second.
Game notes
Peavy has thrown 1,999 career innings. ... To make room on the roster for Sanchez, Detroit optioned right-hander Justin Miller to Triple-A Toledo. He was 1-0 with a 3.48 ERA in seven relief appearances. ... The Tigers open the final portion of their nine-game road trip with three in Cleveland, starting Monday when LHP Drew Smyly (2-2, 2.70 ERA) faces RHP Corey Kluber (4-3, 3.38). ... Boston is off Monday before opening a three-game series at home against Toronto when LHP Felix Doubront (2-3, 4.54) goes against the Blue Jays' J.A. Happ (2-1, 3.57). After the series against Toronto, the Red Sox play 24 of their next 36 games away from Fenway. ... Peavy gave up a season-high six runs in his last start, Tuesday at Minnesota. ... The Tigers' rotation entered with a majors' best ERA of 2.66. ... The Tigers did win a one-game series in Boston in 1984.
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Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 35,006 (94.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | 61 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Scott Barry, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - Clint Fagan |
Research Notes
Miguel Cabrera
tied the game with a 2-out, RBI single in the 3rd inning Sunday. It was
his 8th hit in 16 at-bats with 2 outs and runners in scoring position
this season.
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Victor Martinez
has 10 home runs through 39 games this season, the fewest games to 10
home runs for him in a season in his career. Through his home run,
V-Mart is hitting .393 with 6 HR in 61 at-bats this month.
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