Game 8: Red Sox at Tigers lineups and notes – The Boston Globe

After a disappointing residence sweep by the hands of the Pirates, the Purple Sox can bounce again with a series-clinching win in opposition to the Tigers on the highway Saturday.

Tanner Houck is on the hill for his second begin of the season. He’s solely confronted the Tigers as soon as, throwing a scoreless inning for a save final June.

With Michael Lorenzen injured, Detroit has turned to second-year southpaw Joey Wentz as a fifth starter; he’ll make his ninth profession look Saturday and his first in opposition to the Sox.

Lineups

RED SOX (3-4): Refsnyder LF, Devers 3B, Turner 1B, Yoshida DH, Duvall CF, Verdugo RF, Arroyo 2B, Hernández SS, Wong C

Pitching: RHP Tanner Houck (1-0, 5.40 ERA)

TIGERS (2-5): Maton 3B, Greene CF, Báez SS, Carpenter DH, Torkelson 1B, Meadows LF, Vierling RF, McKinstry 2B, Rogers C

Pitching: LHP Joey Wentz (0-1, 5.06 ERA)

Time: 4:10 p.m.

TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7

Purple Sox vs. Wentz: Has not confronted any Boston batters

Tigers vs. Houck: Eric Haase 0-1, Austin Meadows 0-2, Jonathan Schoop 0-1, Spencer Torkelson 1-1

Stat of the day: The Sox have scored eight runs within the first inning this season, most within the American League.

Notes: Adam Duvall homered once more Thursday; Duvall has been pink sizzling, piling up three homers and 12 RBIs whereas batting .458 by the primary week of the season … Rafael Devers had gone hitless in his final 12 official at-bats earlier than delivering two extra-base rockets Thursday … Kenley Jansen stored a memento after notching the final three outs for his first profession save, hanging on to the ball … Miguel Cabrera, who’s retiring after the season, had an RBI single within the collection opener … Wentz allowed three runs and 4 hits in 5 ⅓ innings at Tampa Bay in his first outing of the season.

Amin Touri will be reached at amin.touri@globe.com.