Monday, May 4, 2026 · Comerica Park · Final

Boston Red Sox logo Boston Red Sox

57-51 · L10 4-6

5–4
Detroit Tigers logo Detroit Tigers

51-58 · L10 5-5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 12 2
DET 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 3 1
WP Payton Tolle (6-6) LP Ricky Vanasco (0-1) SV Aroldis Chapman (26)

Stars of the game

Payton Tolle Ty Madden Jarren Duran

Season matchup

Boston Red Sox logo BOS
Detroit Tigers logo DET
vs

BOS leads 12 of 19 categories

BOS Metric DET
Offense
4.20 22nd Runs scored per game 4.34 18th
.708 20th Team On-Base Plus Slugging .718 17th
104 28th Team Home Runs 131 12th
.244 15th Team Batting Average .239 19th
12.8 14th Total position-player WAR 11.9 18th
Pitching
3.74 2nd Runs allowed per game 3.99 7th
3.54 3rd Team Earned Run Average 3.63 5th
1.22 7th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.21 6th
923 15th Team Strikeouts 914 18th
10.9 9th Rotation WAR 12.1 5th
4.0 11th Bullpen WAR 3.1 18th
Roster
8.7 8th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 11.6 2nd
16.0% 16th Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 27.8% 28th
68.0% 11th Share of position-player WAR from the top three 97.5% 3rd
28.6 15th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 27.2 24th
Results
.528 7th Winning percentage .468 23rd
50 6th Run differential 38 9th
.553 6th Pythagorean winning percentage .538 9th
.458 21st Winning percentage in one-run games .375 27th
.463 24th Home winning percentage .526 13th
.593 4th Road winning percentage .404 24th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

Boston Red Sox logoBoston Red Sox

Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Jarren Duran LF 5 1 3 1 3 0 2 .195 .589
2 Willson Contreras 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 .944
3 Roman Anthony LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .675
Masataka Yoshida LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .260 .716
Garrett Whitlock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
Aroldis Chapman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
4 Trevor Story SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .206 .547
5 Wilyer Abreu RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .248 .754
6 Ceddanne Rafaela CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .282 .769
7 Marcelo Mayer 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .220 .594
8 Carlos Narváez C 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .193 .544
9 Andruw Monasterio 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .259 .774
Caleb Durbin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .704
Team 39 5 12 1 5 3 11 .308 .767
2B:
Yoshida
HR:
Duran
SB:
Duran
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Payton Tolle W 7.0 1 2 0 1 8 0 83-59 3.32 1.11
Garrett Whitlock 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 26-15 2.03 0.88
Aroldis Chapman SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13-9 1.72 1.23
Team 9.0 3 4 2 2 11 0 122-83 2.00 0.56

Detroit Tigers logoDetroit Tigers

Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Jahmai Jones DH 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .153 .506
Kerry Carpenter DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 .692
2 Matt Vierling CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .207 .590
3 Dillon Dingler C 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .268 .848
4 Riley Greene LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 .832
5 Spencer Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .210 .724
6 Wenceel Pérez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 .594
7 Hao-Yu Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .737
8 Colt Keith 3B 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .264 .729
9 Zack Short SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .140 .442
Team 31 4 3 0 3 2 11 .097 .338
2B:
Dingler, Greene
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Tyler Holton 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 22-16 3.04 1.33
Ty Madden 5.0 4 0 0 0 7 0 81-50 2.67 1.00
Ricky Vanasco L 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 25-12 15.63 3.16
Enmanuel De Jesus 1.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 32-23 3.98 1.26
Kenley Jansen 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10-5 3.77 1.22
Team 9.0 12 5 5 3 11 1 170-106 5.00 1.67
Win% = DET win prob.
Bot 9th · DET batting
5–4

Flyout. Hao-Yu Lee flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu in foul territory.

0%
5–4

Groundout. Wenceel Pérez grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Willson Contreras.

5%
5–4

Strikeout. Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging.

12% ▼9
Top 9th · BOS batting
5–4

Double Play. Ceddanne Rafaela lines into a double play, shortstop Zack Short to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Wilyer Abreu out at 1st.

20%
5–4

Walk. Wilyer Abreu walks.

16%
5–4

Strikeout. Trevor Story strikes out swinging.

18%
Bot 8th · DET batting
5–4

Strikeout. Riley Greene strikes out swinging.

17% ▼10
5–4

Double. Dillon Dingler doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. Colt Keith scores. Matt Vierling scores.

27% ▲18
5–2

Walk. Matt Vierling walks. Colt Keith to 2nd.

9%
5–2

Strikeout. Kerry Carpenter strikes out swinging.

6%
5–2

Flyout. Zack Short flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran.

9%
5–2

Single. Colt Keith singles on a line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.

14%
Top 8th · BOS batting
5–2

Groundout. Masataka Yoshida grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

9%
5–2

Walk. Willson Contreras walks.

8%
5–2

Strikeout. Jarren Duran called out on strikes.

8%
5–2

Strikeout. Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging.

8%
Bot 7th · DET batting
5–2

Flyout. Hao-Yu Lee flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.

7%
5–2

Pop Out. Wenceel Pérez pops out to first baseman Willson Contreras.

8%
5–2

Lineout. Spencer Torkelson lines out to left fielder Masataka Yoshida.

10%
Top 7th · BOS batting
5–2

Forceout. Carlos Narváez grounds into a force out, shortstop Zack Short to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Marcelo Mayer out at 2nd.

13%
5–2

Single. Marcelo Mayer singles on a line drive to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Wilyer Abreu scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd.

11% ▼8
4–2

Single. Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd.

19%
4–2

Single. Wilyer Abreu singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. Masataka Yoshida scores.

20% ▼12
3–2

Groundout. Trevor Story grounds out, shortstop Zack Short to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

32%
3–2

Double. Masataka Yoshida doubles (4) on a fly ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez.

28%
3–2

Pop Out. Willson Contreras pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson in foul territory.

33%
3–2

Home Run. Jarren Duran homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Narváez scores. Andruw Monasterio scores.

31% ▼35
0–2

Single. Andruw Monasterio singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Carlos Narváez to 2nd.

66% ▼9
0–2

Walk. Carlos Narváez walks.

75%
Bot 6th · DET batting
0–2

Strikeout. Riley Greene strikes out on a foul tip.

82%
0–2

Strikeout. Dillon Dingler strikes out swinging.

84%
0–2

Fielders Choice. Matt Vierling reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Andruw Monasterio. Colt Keith scores. Jahmai Jones scores. Matt Vierling to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Andruw Monasterio.

86% ▲16
0–0

Walk. Jahmai Jones walks. Colt Keith to 2nd.

63%
0–0

Bunt Pop Out. Zack Short bunt pops out to first baseman Willson Contreras in foul territory.

58%
0–0

Hit By Pitch. Colt Keith hit by pitch.

63%
Top 6th · BOS batting
0–0

Strikeout. Marcelo Mayer called out on strikes.

58%
0–0

Single. Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a ground ball to third baseman Colt Keith. Masataka Yoshida to 2nd.

51%
0–0

Flyout. Wilyer Abreu flies out to center fielder Matt Vierling.

54%
0–0

Strikeout. Trevor Story called out on strikes.

50%
0–0

Single. Masataka Yoshida singles on a ground ball to third baseman Colt Keith.

45%
Bot 5th · DET batting
0–0

Strikeout. Hao-Yu Lee called out on strikes.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Wenceel Pérez grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Willson Contreras. Riley Greene to 3rd.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging.

59%
0–0

Double. Riley Greene doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.

65% ▲8
Top 5th · BOS batting
0–0

Strikeout. Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.

57%
0–0

Strikeout. Jarren Duran strikes out swinging.

55%
0–0

Pop Out. Andruw Monasterio pops out to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee.

53%
Bot 4th · DET batting
0–0

Lineout. Dillon Dingler lines out sharply to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.

50%
0–0

Flyout. Matt Vierling flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.

51%
0–0

Flyout. Jahmai Jones flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.

53%
Top 4th · BOS batting
0–0

Groundout. Carlos Narváez grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

56%
0–0

Single. Marcelo Mayer singles on a line drive to center fielder Matt Vierling.

53%
0–0

Groundout. Ceddanne Rafaela grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Wilyer Abreu called out on strikes.

53%
Bot 3rd · DET batting
0–0

Strikeout. Zack Short strikes out swinging.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Colt Keith grounds out, third baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras.

51%
0–0

Pop Out. Hao-Yu Lee pops out to first baseman Willson Contreras in foul territory.

53%
Top 3rd · BOS batting
0–0

Strikeout. Trevor Story strikes out swinging.

56%
0–0

Fielders Choice Out. Masataka Yoshida reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to catcher Dillon Dingler. Andruw Monasterio out at home. Jarren Duran to 3rd.

50% ▲10
0–0

Strikeout. Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.

40%
0–0

Single. Jarren Duran singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Andruw Monasterio to 3rd.

37% ▼9
0–0

Field Error. Andruw Monasterio reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Zack Short.

46%
Bot 2nd · DET batting
0–0

Strikeout. Wenceel Pérez strikes out swinging.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Carlos Narváez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Spencer Torkelson called out on strikes.

51%
0–0

Groundout. Riley Greene grounds out to pitcher Payton Tolle.

53%
Top 2nd · BOS batting
0–0

Groundout. Carlos Narváez grounds out, shortstop Zack Short to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

55%
0–0

Groundout. Marcelo Mayer grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

54%
0–0

Flyout. Ceddanne Rafaela flies out to right fielder Wenceel Pérez.

52%
Bot 1st · DET batting
0–0

Flyout. Dillon Dingler flies out to shortstop Trevor Story.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Matt Vierling grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Willson Contreras.

51%
0–0

Strikeout. Jahmai Jones strikes out swinging.

53%
Top 1st · BOS batting
0–0

Strikeout. Wilyer Abreu challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Wilyer Abreu called out on strikes.

55%
0–0

Single. Trevor Story singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. Roman Anthony to 2nd.

51%
0–0

Forceout. Roman Anthony grounds into a force out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to shortstop Zack Short. Willson Contreras out at 2nd. Roman Anthony to 1st.

53%
0–0

Forceout. Willson Contreras grounds into a force out, shortstop Zack Short to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Jarren Duran out at 2nd. Willson Contreras to 1st.

50%
0–0

Single. Jarren Duran singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez.

46%