Tigers vs. Red Sox: Game 21 Lineups and Key Notes

Sunday’s game in Boston was delayed by weather. The scheduled first pitch moved to 4:35 p.m. after a rain forecast.

This is the third game of a four-game series. The series concludes Monday with an 11 a.m. Patriots’ Day first pitch.

Starters and lineups

Broadcast is on NESN+. Radio coverage is on WEEI-FM 93.7.

Matchups to watch

• Against Crochet: Javier Báez is 2-5. Riley Greene is 2-6.
• Other Tigers vs. Crochet: Colt Keith 1-2. Wenceel Pérez 1-2.
• More Tigers numbers: Jake Rogers 0-4. Spencer Torkelson 2-4.
• Against Valdez: Isiah Kiner-Falefa is 4-19. Ceddanne Rafaela is 3-5.
• Red Sox vs. Valdez: Willson Contreras 2-6. Trevor Story 3-8.

Key notes and recent form

• The Red Sox struck out 10 times on Saturday. They went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position across six innings.
• Saturday’s loss was 4-1 to Tarik Skubal, the two-time reigning Cy Young winner.
• Boston scored one or fewer runs in consecutive games. Friday’s win had been 1-0 in 10 innings.
• Manager Alex Cora stressed the need to take advantage of scoring chances against top pitchers.
• Garrett Crochet has made nine appearances against Detroit. His two career starts versus the Tigers came in 2024.
• In those games, Crochet is 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA.
• Detroit has won seven of its past eight games. The club also ended a nine-game road losing streak on Saturday.
• Kevin McGonigle had a multi-hit performance. He delivered an RBI single in the fourth and scored in the first.
• Framber Valdez threw seven innings on Tuesday against Kansas City. He allowed one run on four hits in a 2-1 win but took no decision.
• Valdez is 3-2 with a 3.10 ERA across six games and four starts versus Boston.

Filmogaz.com will monitor weather and lineup updates before first pitch. Expect final changes to arrive before game time.