MLB Game Preview: Detroit Tigers (10-10) vs. Boston Red Sox (8-11)

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First Pitch: 1:10 PM ET

Venue: Fenway Park — Boston, Massachusetts

Weather Update

Temperature: 48°F at gametime

Conditions: Cool spring afternoon in Boston

Wind: Not specified

Injury Report

Detroit Tigers

Scott Effross — 7‑Day IL

Tyler Owens — 7‑Day IL

Dugan Darnell — 7‑Day IL

Troy Watson — 7‑Day IL

Bailey Horn — 15‑Day IL

Boston Red Sox

Justin Slaten — 15‑Day IL

Patrick Sandoval — 15‑Day IL

Kutter Crawford — 15‑Day IL

Romy Gonzalez — 60‑Day IL

Hobie Harris — 60‑Day IL

Team Records & Recent Form

Detroit Tigers (10–10)

Road Record: 2–9

Last 10: 6–4

Last 5: L 1–0, W 10–9, W 2–1, W 2–1, W 8–2

Team Stats:

.239 AVG, 84 R, 156 H, 14 HR

.322 OBP, .371 SLG

3.46 ERA, 1.24 WHIP

Boston Red Sox (8–11)

Home Record: 4–3

Last 10: 6–4

Last 5: W 1–0, W 9–5, L 6–0, L 13–6, W 9–3

Team Stats:

.233 AVG, 78 R, 148 H, 12 HR

.317 OBP, .347 SLG

4.27 ERA, 1.30 WHIP

Probable Pitching Matchup

DET — Tarik Skubal (LHP)

Record: 2–2

ERA: 2.22

WHIP: 0.95

K/BB: 23 K / 4 BB

HR Allowed: 1

BOS — Brayan Bello (RHP)

Record: 1–1

ERA: 6.14

WHIP: 1.91

K/BB: 9 K / 9 BB

HR Allowed: 2

Key Player Matchups

Detroit Tigers

Kevin McGonigle: .317 AVG, .349 OBP, .433 SLG

Dillon Dingler: 4 HR, 14 RBI

Kerry Carpenter: 3 HR in last 10 games

Boston Red Sox

Wilyer Abreu: .314 AVG, .360 OBP, .529 SLG

Trevor Story: 17 RBI

Willson Contreras: 12-for-33 with 2 HR in last 10 games

Series History & Context

This is the second meeting of the series.

Red Sox won 1–0 (F/10) on April 17.

Tigers are trying to stop a nine‑game road losing streak.

Betting Trends

Tigers: 2–0 when hitting 2+ HR in a game

Red Sox: 5–3 when allowing zero home runs

Tigers: 3.00 ERA over last 10 games

Red Sox: Outscored opponents by 7 runs over last 10

Game Odds

Detroit Tigers                    – 175

Boston Red Sox                 7

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, April 17, 2026

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