Skrubal got the ball in the top of the first inning and Kike Hernandez led off by striking out swinging to start. Rafael Devers lined out to right and JD Martinez struck out swinging to end the inning. The Tigers wasted no time getting Perez in the bottom of the first inning as Robbie Grossman hit the third pitch of the game into the Pacific Ocean to put the Tigers up for good. Jonathan Schoop struck out swinging and Miguel Cabrera, but Eic Haase doubled to right. Jeimer Candelario struck out swinging to end the inning with the Tigers up 1-0.
The Sox blew their first rally in the top of the second although Xander Bogaerts popped up to second to start. Hunter Renfroe flied out to left but Kevin Plawecki singled to center. Alex Verdugo got a seeing eye single to right but Bobby Dalbec struck out swinging to end the inning. The Tigers finished off Perez in the bottom of the second as Victor Reyes tripled past the diving Verdugo to start. Zack Short hit a sac fly to center to score Reyes to increase the lead. Willi Castro singled to left and Derek Hill singled him to third before taking second on the throw. Grossman was hit in the elbow with a pitch and that was it for Perez after just 1 1/3 innings. Phillips Valdez came in and Schoop grounded back to the mound but Castro scored to ice the game. Cabrera struck out swinging to end the inning with the Tigers ahead 3-0.
Grossman left the game after getting hit and Akil Baddoo came in to lay left to begin the top of the third. Marwin Gonzalez grounded out to short before Hernandez walked. Devers beat out a roller to short but Martinez watched strike three go by. Bogaerts lined out to center to end the inning. Haase grounded out to third to start the bottom of the third before Candelario grounded out to second. Reyes struck out swinging to end the inning.
Renfroe popped up to short to begin the top of the fourth and Plawecki grounded out to second. Verdugo doubled to left but Dalbec grounded out to third to end the inning. Short grounded out to short to begin the bottom of the fourth before Castro flied out to left. Hill grounded out to short to end the inning.
Gonzalez tried to start a rally with a base hit to left to begin the top of the fifth but Hernandez flied out to center. Gonzalez moved to second on the play but Devers flied out to center. Martinez flied out to right to end the inning. Hansel Robles came in to take a pounding in the bottom of the fifth although Baddoo popped up to third to start. Schoop singled to center but Cabrera walked, yet Haase struck out swinging. Candelario pounded a ground rule double into the centerfield stands to score Schoop and Reyes hit another bases clearing triple past Hernandez. Short struck out swinging to end the inning but it was 6-0 Tigers.
Reyes with another triple
Kyle Furkhouser came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Bogaerts lined out to right to start. Renfroe popped up to second and Plawecki grounded out to first to end the inning. Austin Davis came in to cough up another run in the bottom of the sixth as Castro lined out to left to begin. Hill flied out to right but Baddoo grounded a base hit to right. Hernandez ran over, picked up the ball and fired it into the right field stands for no apparent reason for an error to move Baddoo to second. Schoop did the honors with a base hit to center to score Baddoo. Cabrera grounded out to third to end the inning with the Tigers up 7-0.
Ian Krol came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Verdugo flied out to center to start. Dalbec singled to left but Gonzalez lined out to second. Hernandez walked but Devers grounded out to second to end the inning. Jarren Duran gave Hernandez the day off as the Tigers tagged Davis again in the bottom of the seventh. Haase singled to right before moving to third when Candelario singled off the glove of Gonzalez. Reyes beat out a double play ball to score Haase but Short struck out swinging. Castro singled off of Davis into left to move Reyes to third and chase Austin from the game. Yacksel Rios got Hill to pop up to second to end the inning with the Tigers up 8-0.
Davis gets tagged too
The Sox finally broke through in the top of the eighth against old friend Erasmo Ramirez although Martinez grounded out to short to start. Franchy Cordero pinch hit for Bogaerts to give him the day off and got a base hit to center. Renfroe walked and Plawecki got a base hit to center to load the bases. Verdugo hit a sac fly to left to score Cordero but Dalbec flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox down 8-1.
Rios returned for the bottom of the eighth with Dalbec taking over at short and Cordero at first. Baddoo flied out to center, Schoop struck out swinging and Cabrera grounded out to second to end the inning.
Gonzalez grounded out to first to start the top of the ninth and Duran struck out swinging. Devers got a base hit to center but Martinez lined out to center to end the game. The Tigers had won it 8-1.
Jackass of the Night is Martin Perez. He got shelled for 3 runs in just 1 1/3 innings and was pulled before the damage got worse.
The Good:
Rafael Devers was 2 for 5.
Franchy Cordero singled and scored as a pinch hitter.
Kevin Plawecki was 2 for 4.
Alex Verdugo was 2 for 3 with an rbi.
Phillips Valdez threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings.
Yacksel Rios tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Jarren Duran struck out in his only at-bat.
JD Martinez was 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 3.
Hansel Robles allowed 3 runs in an inning of work.
Austin Davis allowed 2 runs in 1 2/3 innings.
The Ugly:
Kike Hernandez was 0 for 2 with a strikeout and an error but walked twice.
Hunter Renfroe was 0 for 3 but walked.
Bobby Dalbec was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Marwin Gonzalez was just 1 for 4.
Final Thoughts:
That's six losses in the past seven games and things are getting ugly for the Sox. The Rays blew right past them in the AL East standings and the Sox pretty much have stopped driving in runs after the all-star break. Even if the bullpen was lights out, they still would have lost 3-1. The Sox had 9 hits as a team but none of them were when it counted. This team is too talented to go on a slump for this long so injuries may be a factor. Kyle Schwarber is still out so the Sox may need to switch up their lineup to get a spark back. Perez is a .500 pitcher and games like this are expected but the tag team of Robles and Davis allowed 5 runs, that can't keep happening moving forward. The less said of this disaster, the better. The loss dropped the Sox to 64-46, 1.5 games behind the Rays for first place in the AL East. The Sox now continue their road trip to Toronto for a set with the Blue Jays. Nathan Eovaldi (9-6) takes on Alek Manoah of Toronto tomorrow night at 7:05 PM at the Skydome.
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