“He moved the ball around,” said manager Alex Cora. “It seems like his arm was a lot quicker than the first two (starts). It tells me he feels better.”
Detroit will counter with righthander Casey Mize, who posted his first win of the season last Saturday after throwing 5⅔ innings of one-run ball to beat the Miami Marlins.
Tonight’s game will air on Apple TV. Here is a preview.
TIGERS (10-9): Torres 2B, McGonigle SS, Jones DH, Dingler C, Vierling LF, Pérez RF, Torkelson 1B, Lee 3B, Báez CF.
Pitching: RHP Casey Mize (1-1, 3.94 ERA)
RED SOX (7-11): Anthony DH, Contreras 1B, Abreu RF, Story SS, Duran LF, Rafaela CF, Mayer 2B, Durbin 3B, Wong C.
Pitching: LHP Ranger Suarez (1-1, 5.02 ERA)
Time: 7:15 p.m.
TV, radio: Apple TV, WEEI-FM 93.7
Tigers vs. Suarez: Javier Báez 1-2, Dillon Dingler 0-3, Riley Greene 1-6, Jahmai Jones 0-3, Wenceel Pérez 3-5, Jake Rogers 1-3, Spencer Torkelson 0-3, Gleyber Torres 1-4, Matt Vierling 1-6
Red Sox vs. Mize: Wilyer Abreu 2-6, Willson Contreras 1-2, Jarren Duran 3-11, Isiah Kiner-Falefa 3-8, Carlos Narváez 0-2, Ceddanne Rafaela 1-6, Trevor Story 0-3, Connor Wong 2-3, Masataka Yoshida 3-3
Stat of the day: The Red Sox are 29th in MLB with 12 home runs, ahead of only the Giants, who have managed just nine.
Notes: Suarez made starts for the Phillies against Detroit in each of the last two seasons, going 0-1 with a 3.46 ERA across a combined 13 innings. … Mize is 0-1 with a 3.95 ERA in five career starts against the Red Sox. He struck out eight in a 6⅓-inning road no-decision on Sept. 26 of last season. … While the Sox had Thursday off, the Tigers’ win over Kansas City lasted 3:06 and also had nearly two hours of rain delays. Detroit led 6-1, only to see Kansas City plate six runs in the seventh before the Tigers rallied in the bottom of the ninth. … Here are the pitching matchups for the remainder of the series: Saturday: LHP Tarik Skubal vs. RHP Brayan Bello; Sunday: LHP Framber Valdez vs. LHP Garrett Crochet; Monday (11 a.m. Patriots Day game): RHP Jack Flaherty vs. RHP Sonny Gray.
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