The Red Sox opened up their 6-Game Road Trip with a 7-5, 10-Inning​ win over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park Friday night.  Tigers with a run in the Bottom of the 9th off Kenley Jansen to even the game at 4-4.  Ceddanne Rafaela hit a 2-run Home Run in the Top of the 10th and after a pitching change, Jarren Duran crushed a Home Run to right to add to the lead.  Connor Wong had 2 Extra-Base Hits and a pair of RBIs in the Sox victory.  Sox are now 12 over .500 (39-27) on the road for the season.

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On the Board 1st:  Jarren Duran led off the game with a Double to centerfield against Casey Mize and scored from 3rd on an RBI groundout from Tristan Casas.  Sox went up 2-0 in the 3rd Inning on a Sacrifice Fly from Wilyer Abreu.  Connor Wong knocked Boston's 3rd run of the game with an RBI Double in the 4th Inning.  Wong hit his 12th Home Run of the season in the 6th to make it 4-0.  

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The Pen: Brennan Bernardino was the 1st out of the Pen Friday night.  He worked a 1-2-3 7th Inning with 2 strikeouts.  Bernardino ran into trouble and gave up a 3-run Home Run to Kerry Carpenter in the 8th Inning to make it a 1-run game.  Justin Slaten entered and got the final 2 outs in the 8th to keep it a 1-run game.

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The Pen II: Kenley Jansen gave up a leadoff single in the Bottom of the 9th to Zack McKinstry and he moved to 2nd with no one out on a stolen base. Tigers tied the game at 4 on an RBI Double off the bat of Jake Rogers.  Jansen with the Blown Save, his 4th of the season. He struck out Riley Greene for the final out of the inning and left the potential winning run at 3rd.      

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Closed the Door:  Chris Martin took the mound for the Bottom of the 10th and gave up a run, but managed to record all 3 outs for his 2nd Save of 2024.

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Tanner Deserved Better: Tanner Houck left the game with a 4-0 lead with 6 scoreless innings against the Tigers Friday night.  Houck ended up with another no-decision with the bullpen not being able to handle a 4-0 lead.  Houck is 0-3 with 5 No-Decisions over his last 8 starts.  

#89's Final Line- 6.0 IP. 3 Hits. 0 R. 2 BB. 6 Ks. 2 Hit Batters.

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Duran's Night- Jarren Duran with a pair of Doubles and the Home Run in the 10th Inning Friday night. Duran now has 78 Extra-Base hits, and he has 16 games with multiple Extra-Base Hits and 3 games with 3 Extra-Base knocks in a game.  

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Back In There: Rafael Devers returned to the Sox lineup Friday night and served as the Designated Hitter. He went 0-for-5 with 2 strikeouts.  Devers missed the previous 3 games as he deals with shoulder issues.  Manager Alex Cora told the media Friday that it's likely Devers will DH again on Saturday with the hopes of getting back to 3rd-Base on Sunday.  Cora also said that Masa Yoshida will not play in the outfield.   

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A Look Ahead: The Red Sox and Tigers continue their 3-game weekend series Saturday night. Nick Pivetta is set to oppose Tarik Skubal, who is in the mix for the AL Cy Young award.    

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes:

The Red Sox are now 12-13 vs. AL Central Teams with Friday's win.

The Sox improve to 8-8 in extra-inning games.     

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