Early Scores Help Tigers Beat Red Sox, 6-5
Posted on: Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 18:00 CDT
DETROIT - Craig Monroe's two-run double highlighted a five-run first off David Wells, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Boston Red Sox for a 6-5 victory on Wednesday.
Down two entering the ninth, the Red Sox rallied for a run off Fernandeo Rodney when Gabe Kapler double and scored on a single by Edgar Renteria. But David Ortiz, who homered twice Tuesday night and drove in two runs with a single in the seventh Wednesday, hit into the Red Sox's fifth double play of the game to end it.
Rodney earned his fifth save as the Tigers took two of three for the AL East leaders.
Wells (9-6) faced the entire Detroit lineup in the first, allowing six singles and Monroe's double. Wells worked into the fifth and allowed 12 hits, one shy of a career high. He gave up six runs and had three strikeouts.
Chris Shelton hit his 11th home run in the fifth.
Jeremy Bonderman (14-9) held the major's highest scoring team to four runs over 6 1-3 innings. The Red Sox entered averaging 5.8 runs per game. They had scored at least six runs in each of their last eight games.
Bonderman struck out five while giving up nine hits and four walks.
Detroit went up 1-0 in the first when Dmitri Young singled in Placido Polanco, who reached third base on a throwing error by Boston third baseman Bill Mueller.
Monroe then doubled deep to right to drive in Shelton and Young. Monroe later scored on a bunt single by John McDonald.
Boston cut the lead to 5-1 on an RBI double from Mueller in the second. John Olerud added another Red Sox run in the third on a single to make it 5-2.
Notes:@ Detroit C Ivan Rodriguez (hip flexor) missed his third straight game and is day to day. ... Tigers SS Carlos Guillen (knee) has not played since Aug. 10 and was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Carlos Pena was recalled from Triple-A Toledo to fill his roster spot. ... Boston OF Manny Ramirez had the day off.
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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