Torii Hunter delivered an RBI single in the first inning for the Tigers, playing their first game against the Red Sox since losing last year’s American League Championship Series in six games.ĭetroit has baseball’s best record at 25-12, winning 13 of its last 16 games and nine in a row on the road. Joba Chamberlain retired the side in the eighth and closer Joe Nathan pitched a perfect ninth for his 11th save of the season.
“Even though I wasn’t able to do that tonight, when runners were on base I was still able to make big-time pitches.” “It’s always going to drive me crazy when I’m not throwing first-pitch strikes and when I’m walking guys,” said Scherzer, who struck out seven. Scherzer (6-1) disagreed, citing a below-average changeup and his four walks, one of which was intentional. “This might have been the best his stuff has been all year,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner allowed just three hits over six-plus innings before being removed after a leadoff single by Mike Carp in the seventh. “When I went back out there for the fourth, it was the same.” “The rain delay had no effect on me,” said Scherzer, who won his sixth straight start and lowered his league-leading ERA to 1.83.
