Red Sox Rout Tigers Behind Bello, Rafaela
DETROIT (Interstat) — Brayan Bello pitched seven strong innings and Ceddanne Rafaela drove in four runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 10-3 on Tuesday at Comerica Park. Bello allowed one earned run on four hits with seven strikeouts to improve to 2-4. Rafaela homered in the first inning, a three-run shot, and added a single in a five-run third. Boston scored three in the first, five in the third and two in the fourth, collecting 12 hits. Wilyer Abreu and Willson Contreras also homered. Detroit scored two in the first and one in the fifth, managing seven hits. Matt Vierling homered for the Tigers. Framber Valdez took the loss, falling to 2-2. The Red Sox improved to 15-21; the Tigers dropped to 18-19. Attendance was 20,674. Time of game was 2:36. The Red Sox won the series opener 5-4 on Monday.