Red Sox bring 1-0 series lead over Tigers into game 2

By: The Associated Press Posted: 2:02 AM CDT Saturday, Apr. 8, 2023

Boston Red Sox (3-4) vs. Detroit Tigers (2-5)

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Boston Red Sox (3-4) vs. Detroit Tigers (2-5)

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Boston Red Sox (3-4) vs. Detroit Tigers (2-5)

Detroit; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Tanner Houck (0-0); Tigers: Joey Wentz (0-0)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Red Sox -152, Tigers +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers.

Detroit went 65-96 overall and 34-46 in home games last season. The Tigers pitching staff had a collective 4.06 ERA while averaging 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2022 season.

Boston had a 78-84 record overall and a 35-46 record in road games last season. The Red Sox averaged 8.8 hits per game last season and totaled 155 home runs.

INJURIES: Tigers: Beau Brieske: 15-Day IL (arm), Michael Lorenzen: 15-Day IL (groin), Freddy Pacheco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tarik Skubal: 60-Day IL (elbow), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Joely Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (oblique), James Paxton: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (hip), Wyatt Mills: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (elbow), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.