In his final home opener, Miguel Cabrera hit a two-out RBI single in the third inning to put Detroit up 3-1. John Schreiber, Chris Martin, Ryan Brasier and combined to throw three innings of scoreless relief and Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his first save with Boston. Credit to the mound visit, I got three punches after that.” “I don’t know if I’ve ever thrown eight straight balls in my life,' he said. Sale, who gave up seven runs in his season debut, got off to a shaky start with two straight walks in Detroit before striking out the next three batters. Rafael Devers hit a solo homer in the fourth and had an RBI double in the sixth.Ĭhris Sale (1-0) gave up four hits and three runs and three walks while striking out seven in five innings. Hinch said.īoston, swept at home earlier in the week by Pittsburgh, bounced back with a run in the third and fourth before surging into the lead with a four-run sixth. “Duvall has been smoking hot,” Tigers manager A.J.