Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
Red Sox Hitting
- Batting
- HRContreras (8, 4th inning off Valdez 0 on, 0 Out); Rafaela (2, 1st inning off Valdez 2 on, 2 Out); Abreu (5, 4th inning off Valdez 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIContreras (22), Kiner-Falefa (4), Monasterio (9), Wong (6), Rafaela 4 (14), Abreu (16), Durbin (12)
- 2Out RBIRafaela 3.
- GIDPRafaela
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP5-10 (Story 0-1, Kiner-Falefa 0-1, Monasterio 1-2, Wong 1-1, Duran 0-2, Rafaela 2-2, Durbin 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBStory (3, 2nd base off Valdez/Dingler); Abreu (2, 2nd base off Valdez/Dingler)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Kiner-Falefa-Story)
Tigers Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Jones in the 3rd
- Batting
- HRVierling (2, 1st inning off Morán 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIPérez (6), Vierling (15), Dingler (26)
- 2Out RBIPérez, W.
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-6 (McKinstry 0-1, Pérez 1-2, Greene 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Dingler 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBMcGonigle (4, 2nd base off Bello/Wong)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Lee-McGonigle-Torkelson)
- EMcKinstry (1, fielding)
Red Sox Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBello 18/25; Morán 4/8; Gamboa 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBello-19-10-20-17; Morán-3-5-10-3; Gamboa-2-2-4-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBello 5-8; Gamboa 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Moran 40
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Valdez(L, 2-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 60-45 | 4.57 |
| 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33-20 | 0.00 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20-18 | 1.74 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-9 | 7.71 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 127-92 |
- Pitching
- HBPStory (by Valdez); Wong (by Valdez)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSmith 6/7; Valdez 17/22; Hanifee 7/11; De Jesús 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSmith-4-5-6-3; Valdez-11-6-12-16; Hanifee-9-0-3-7; De Jesús-1-3-4-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSmith 2-0; Valdez 6-1; Hanifee 5-1; De Jesús 0-1
- Game ScoresF Valdez 9
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rafaela homered to right center (362 feet), Abreu scored and Story scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Vierling homered to left (365 feet). | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Pérez singled to center, Jones scored, Greene to third. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Rafaela singled to center, Contreras scored, Story to second. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Monasterio singled to center, Story scored, Rafaela to second. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Durbin singled to left, Rafaela scored, Monasterio to second. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Wong singled to center, Monasterio scored, Durbin to third. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Kiner-Falefa grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Durbin scored, Wong out at second. | 8 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Contreras homered to left center (449 feet). | 9 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Abreu homered to right (396 feet). | 10 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Dingler singled to left, McGonigle scored, Carpenter to second. | 10 | 3 | ||
BOS @ DET Videos
Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers: Game Highlights
Willson Contreras launches no-doubt HR for Red Sox
Ceddanne Rafaela's 3-run HR opens the scoring for Red Sox
BOS leads 2-0
Game Information
Comerica Park
6:40 AM, 6 May 2026
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 20,674
Game Time:2:36
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Adam Beck
- First Base Umpire - Jonathan Parra
- Second Base Umpire - Jeremie Rehak
- Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
2026 American League East Standings
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 18 | 19 | .486 | - | L2 |
| Cleveland | 18 | 19 | .486 | - | L3 |
| Chicago | 17 | 19 | .472 | 0.5 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 17 | 19 | .472 | 0.5 | W5 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 20 | .444 | 1.5 | W2 |

