Loading six hits into the final inning and change (there were only two outs when the winning run scored Friday) is probably not a repeatably favorable occurrence. They had eight hits - not awful - in their walk-off win over the Chicago White Sox on Opening Day, but only two came in the first seven innings. Winning games without a lot of hits is something the Tigers are working on, actually. And of course, the final hit of those five ended up as the most important - Bobby Dalbec homered with no outs in the top of the sixth inning, sending a sinker from Clarke Schmidt (a name that sounds dirtier than it actually is) out to right field to snap a 3-all tie. Game notes: Red Sox Nation can finally relax a bit, as Boston pulled out its first win of the season, 4-3, against the Yankees on Sunday night despite getting only five hits. THE SCHEDULE: Predicting all 162 games this season Red Sox RHP Michael Wacha (3-5, 5.05 ERA in 2021).īULLPEN BOOST?: Tigers' Fulmer finds velocity after concerning spring: Worries 'gone now' Probable pitchers: Tigers RHP Matt Manning (4-7, 5.80 ERA in 2021) vs.
