Thursday 5 April 2012

Tigers overcome Valverde slip, beat Red Sox in 9th (Yahoo! Sports)

DETROIT, MI - APRIL 05: Boston Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine #25 walks back to the dugout after making a pitching change in the ninth inning during the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on April 5, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Red Sox 3-2. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Austin Jackson hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers overcame a blown save by Jose Valverde to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 in Thursday's opener. AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander was dominant for eight innings and left with a 2-0 lead. But Valverde (1-0) blew a save for the first time in 52 chances, a streak that included 49 in a row last...




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