Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
· Major League Baseball
10 - 3
Rafaela homers and drives in four runs as the Red Sox rout the Tigers 10-3
Framber Valdez (2-2) allowed a career-high 10 runs before being ejected in the fourth inning for hitting Trevor Story, which caused both benches to empty, though no punches were thrown. He also matched a career worst by allowing three homers.
Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu also homered for the Red Sox, who had lost four of five before coming to Detroit. Boston is 4-2 against the Tigers this season.
Matt Vierling homered for Detroit, which has lost five of eight.
Brayan Bello (2-4) allowed one run on four hits in seven innings after replacing opener Jovani Moran for the second inning. He walked one and struck out seven after losing his last three starts.
Boston took a 3-0 lead in the first on Rafaela's three-run homer, but the Tigers got two runs off Moran in the bottom of the inning.
After a scoreless second, the Red Sox used a walk and five straight singles to take an 8-2 lead and set up the fourth-inning drama.
Contreras hit Valdez's first pitch an estimated 449 feet over the Red Sox bullpen in left-center and stayed at the plate to admire its flight. Two pitches later, Abreu hit a 109-mph line drive down the right-field line for Boston's third homer of the night.
Valdez's next pitch was a 94-mph fastball that hit Story in the back. Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler and plate umpire Adam Beck quickly got between Story and Valdez, causing both benches to empty, but Story never attempted to get near Valdez.
As everyone returned to the dugouts and bullpens, Valdez was ejected by third-base umpire Dan Iassogna.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Lee struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | McKinstry struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Torkelson lined out to center. |
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9th Inning | Gamboa relieved Bello |
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9th Inning | Durbin flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Monasterio struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 BOS |
 DET |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 18 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 10 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 7 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 2 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 10 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 39 | At Bats | 33 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 10 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 127 | Pitches | 146 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 21 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 7.7 | Runs Created | 3.0 |
| .308 | Batting Average | .212 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .538 | Slugging Percentage | .303 |
| .333 | Secondary Average | .212 |
| .372 | On Base Percentage | .278 |
| .911 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .581 |
| 1.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 7.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.1 |
| 63.0 | Batter Rating | 23.0 |
| 13.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 33.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 2.95 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.06 |
| .231 | Isolated Power | .091 |
| 0.18 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .047 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .083 |
| .026 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 20.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 104.0 | MLB Rating | 73.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 20,674 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 25 | L2 | 0.5967742 | 37 |
 New York |
- | 26 | W1 | 0.59375 | 38 |
 Toronto |
7 | 34 | W2 | 0.4848485 | 32 |
 Baltimore |
8 | 35 | L2 | 0.46969697 | 31 |
| Boston |
10.5 | 36 | L1 | 0.42857143 | 27 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 30 | L1 | 0.5522388 | 37 |
 Chicago |
2 | 31 | L1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Minnesota |
7 | 37 | L2 | 0.4477612 | 30 |
| Detroit |
9.5 | 39 | W1 | 0.4090909 | 27 |
 Kansas City |
9.5 | 39 | W2 | 0.4090909 | 27 |