Recap - Let's Play the Blame Game
Jim Monaghan
Contributing Writer
The options are almost limitless.
Blame the Tigers for not changing the time of the game.
Blame the umpires for a call that helped lead to the first Detroit run.
Blame the offense for leaving eighteen men on base.
Blame the manager (that's always a safe bet) for bringing Junichi Tazawa into the eighth inning.
Blame Tazawa for not getting an out.
Blame Brad Ziegler for two walks and a base hit.
Bottom line is that Clay Buchholz pitched beautifully for six innings and Boston still lost 4-3 to the Tigers on Thursday afternoon in Detroit, ending a six-game Red Sox winning streak.
Buchholz (pictured) went six strong innings allowing just one run on six hits. He struck out three and did not walk a batter.
With the Tigers leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth inning, Sandy Leon tied the game with his seventh home run of the year. Boston padded the lead to 3-1 in the eighth on an RBI single by Hanley Ramirez and a wild pitch by Justin Wilson that allowed Mookie Betts to score.
Detroit scored three in the bottom of the eighth inning on four hits and two walks.
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Contributing Writer
The options are almost limitless.
Blame the Tigers for not changing the time of the game.
Blame the umpires for a call that helped lead to the first Detroit run.
Blame the offense for leaving eighteen men on base.
Blame the manager (that's always a safe bet) for bringing Junichi Tazawa into the eighth inning.
Blame Tazawa for not getting an out.
Blame Brad Ziegler for two walks and a base hit.
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| Photo courtesy of the Boston Red Sox |
Buchholz (pictured) went six strong innings allowing just one run on six hits. He struck out three and did not walk a batter.
With the Tigers leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth inning, Sandy Leon tied the game with his seventh home run of the year. Boston padded the lead to 3-1 in the eighth on an RBI single by Hanley Ramirez and a wild pitch by Justin Wilson that allowed Mookie Betts to score.
Detroit scored three in the bottom of the eighth inning on four hits and two walks.
Click here to find more by Jim Monaghan on Red Sox Life. Follow him on twitter - @Monaghan21.
