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Josh Harrison of the Detroit Tigers watches his double in the eighth round of the first game on Tuesday. (Photo: Michael Dwyer, AP)
Boston – If you were busy last night watching the seventh game – and no jury would have found him guilty – maybe a few of that-and-that's the Tigers' very double program with the Red Sox escaped to your attention.
It was the first time since 1965 that the Tigers were beating the Red Sox twice the same day at Fenway Park. It was the first time that they had swept anyone from anywhere since 2016. And it was not a dreary night.
► The list of injured has increased further. Blaine Hardy, who played a pivotal and versatile role in the pen, was placed on the injured list with left-arm tension between games, if you can convince yourself.
"It was a bit weird," he said. "Yesterday (Monday), I played wrestling and I felt good. Today (Tuesday), I played wrestling and I could not say anything at all. He just grabbed me. "
The last thing Hardy wanted, however, was to be on the 10-day wounded list. He thinks it's something that could be clarified in a few days.
"I said something (to pitching coach Rick Anderson and head coach Doug Teter)," Hardy said. "I said, it's bad, but I probably will not be able to go today." And they made the decision to register in IT.
"I understand where they come from. Who knows what I will feel tomorrow? And with the double head, we have to make sure that the office has enough arms. "
The Tigers had already called on right-handed Zac Reininger to be the 26th player for the second doubles match. But they quickly need a left-handed to replace Hardy. Jose Fernandez boarded the Toledo shuttle and arrived in Fenway just before the start of the second match.
Both were immersed in high leverage situations. Fernandez was called on to face Andrew Benintendi while the Tigers kept a lead of one point in the eighth. He dropped a single during his first launch.
Manager Ron Gardenhire then summoned Reininger to face Mookie Betts. He made it out in second place. And Reininger was back in the shuttle to Toledo after the match.
"It was not my intention," said Gardenhire about the use of the two newcomers in such a difficult situation. "I did not want to do that. But we did what we had to do to negotiate through their alignment. "
Hardy had problems similar to the forearm last year – flexor tendon – and it had cost him most of the month of August.
"I do not think it's a source of worry," he said. "It's just a matter of bringing him back to where he needs to be. … we are just cautious. It's early in the season and we have a lot of weapons that can help us, as you saw last night.
"We will take this day by day, but I have the feeling that I will probably feel good in two or three days and then wait for seven days."
► Miguel Cabrera pushed his batting average to 280, getting three hits, including one double in both games. He has extended his streak to nine games, which is surprisingly the longest streak of strikes he has had since 2016.
► And Josh Harrison? On Monday, he told the Detroit News that he felt he had a breakthrough, that he would have found something in his configuration and that he hoped to get out of his collapse that will last all season.
Earlier Monday, Harrison was informed of his departure from the starting point and moved to the seventh hole. He said, no problem, he understood.
Then he had four hits, two in each match, including two doubles.
"He worked very hard," Gardenhire said. "And he made another adjustment, where he did not cling. You saw him today, he was more free with the bat that crossed the area. Good for him and for us.
► Jeimer Candelario is currently leading the standings. He responded with three hits in the second match. It is now 10 for 19 with two walks on four starts hitting the top of the order.
► Brandon Dixon made a good impression at least with his bat. He has made two starts now and has five hits. He had three hits in the evening, including a double of three points. But he continues to be thrown on the basics.
He was dismissed in second place on his first start, then twice on Tuesday night. But no one is mad at him.
"We're just trying to be aggressive," Gardenhire said. "You must be, you have to force the problem, they have had to make big shots to get us, that's how you have to play, you have to try in this stadium, you have to go."
The Tigers had four runners rejected to the goals in the double head, of which two to the marble. J.D. Martinez eliminated Nick Castellanos on the plate in the first game by attempting to score from third place on a straight line to the right field.
In the puzzle, Betts threw a seed of a jump in the plate so that John Hicks tries to score from the second on a single.
The Tigers had 13 riders rejected on the bases this season, including four on the plate.
► A comical moment of the second match. The Red Sox had two on and two outs in the seventh, with Rafael Devers coming south. Although Gardenhire knew that Boston manager Alex Cora would fight right-hander Steve Pearce, he still wanted left-handed Daniel Stumpf.
And he pointed with his left hand. But the referee of the first goal, Alfonso Marquez, raised his right arm towards the enclosure of the Tigers. So right-hander Reed Garrett is out.
"I look up and here is my right-hander almost on the mound," said Gardenhire with a laugh. "And I just said," I want the left-handed. "And (Garrett) looked around," Who told me to come? "Well, the referee told him so, and I told him," I'll see you in a minute. "
► Speaking of conflicting messages, there was a communication failure during the first leg of the second match, which led Candelario to be sent off on the second attempt. It seemed odd for the Tigers to send him in the first inning with Nick Castellanos and Miguel Cabrera.
"We had a communication problem with our panels," Gardenhire said. "It's on me. In fact, I was not making a sign, but apparently I did it. We did not want Candy running there with those two big guys coming up. "
► The office did some incredible things, including the 11 best Shane Greene stops in MLB. Buck Farmer launched another scoreless run. Since last September, he has allowed only one round in 18 innings. Victor Alcantara, who has worked a lot in recent years, got a big double play from Betts in the first match. And Stumpf continues to get big outs late in the game – his biggest hit in the Pearce final is a seventh.
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