Detroit Tigers outclassed by Boston Red Sox, Chris Sale

This was discouraging, however, from the point of view of manager Ron Gardenhire, was his team. pump for the Red Sox with some sloppy defensive games.

"We did poor performance," he said. "As I said, when you start running out of games, good teams really kill you, that 's what happened today, we missed too many games , throwing too many shots and when you do that against a good team, you knew that they "

The crushing blow was a three-point home run from Jackie Bradley Jr. on reliever Drew VerHagen at A fourth round of four innings Bradley, who scored .207, had two hits and three runs

Blaine Hardy, who had been working since June 26, took the start instead Michael Fulmer, who was disabled, list Friday with oblique tension

The right-handed batters Steve Pearce and Xander Bogaerts proved to be poison pills for him.They counted for four of the five hits and all four points were awarded to Hardy in three or more innings.

"I was I was happy with the way I attacked the hitters and managed to get to the top, but I should have worried more about mid-range, "Hardy said. "Pearce and Bogaerts were very good with two shots and were the only reason the game ended as he did."

Well, maybe not the only reason.

On the Bogaerts double in the second inning Rookie left fielder Victor Reyes came in third, then abruptly finished second. Without hesitation, he would have played on Bogaerts.

Tigers fielder Victor Reyes dives for a line exit from Boston striker Andrew Benintendi in seventh inning Sunday in Detroit. [Photo: Leon Halip, Getty Images]

In the fourth inning, still with Pearce and Bogaerts second and third, Hardy allowed Rafael Devers to hit John Hicks on first base. Hicks assumed that Pearce would run from third place and that he would return home immediately, without taking the lead first.

Pearce remained in third place and everyone was safe

"It was just one of those instincts". "The ball comes to you and you think it's probably going, that I do not know anything, but it came throw without looking. This is our reserve receiver who plays the first goal. You knew that you were going to some of these things. He played well there. "

Hardy, who was 55 shots, gave way to VerHagen with the bases loaded and no one came out.

After Eduardo Nunez hit in a race with an inside shot of the third-baseman Jeimer Candelario Bradley Jr. followed with an opposing left-field run.

"That's baseball," Hardy said. "Everyone is not perfect … Yes, the defense could have been a little better today, but we are young.We are still learning."

Of course, with Chris Sale on the mound for the Red Sox, such an offensive explosion was overexcited, he was dominant

He pitched six innings without scoring, allowing two hits (one of Reyes, dubbed by Nick Castellanos) with nine strikeouts. That was his first win at White's Comerica Park As Sox since April 18, 2015.

Since June 8, Sale has only allowed five points and 29 hits in 54 innings (0.72 WHIP). "He's got more speed (97-98 mph), a clearance point at which you're not used to it, not to mention two further"

McCann explained what it was that D & D To have a right-handed hitter in the face of Sale's sweep.

"It starts in the box and the man from the other batter, ages to get to your back foot", has-it- he says, "I can not imagine what it sounds like a left-handed batter, it must seem like it's going to hit you every time."

"He's coming right at you. It's a tough match.

Candelario, who had two impressive but empty against Sale, provided the Tigers' only breakaway, hitting a 401-foot home from reliever Brandon Workman in seventh.

"It was not our day today, but we have faced this team in the other two games," Gardenhire said. "We did well, we held them to a heat in two games, and we caught the ball. Today, it was not a good day for us. "