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
