The Detroit Tigers’ game against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday will start at 4:35 p.m., three hours later than originally scheduled.
The Red Sox announced the change on Saturday night due to forecasted rain for the early afternoon.
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Although the Tigers will be in Boston through Monday for the four-game series, a doubleheader on the final day would be undesirable or perhaps even impossible because it coincides with the Boston Marathon and Patriots’ Day. Monday’s game is set to start at 11:10 a.m.
The Tigers beat the Red Sox 4-1 on Saturday to even the series at a game apiece.
Assuming Sunday’s game is played as scheduled, it should be a great pitching matchup. Tigers left-hander Framber Valdez (1-1, 3.75 ERA) will face Boston lefty Garrett Crochet (2-2, 7.58).
Crochet was the American League Cy Young runner-up to Tarik Skubal in 2025 and was seen as his greatest threat to a three-peat in 2026.
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But he’s coming off a miserable outing on April 13 in Minneapolis that could take his ERA a couple of months to recover from.
Crochet allowed 11 runs (10 earned) on nine hits in 1 2/3 innings against the Twins. He gave up two home runs, walked three, threw a wild pitch, hit a batter and didn’t record a strikeout.
Valdez’s last start — seven innings of one-ball on April 14 against the Royals — was considerably better, although it was notable that he struck out only one batter.
Valdez has 21 career innings pitched at Fenway Park and has never surrendered a homer to any of the 86 batters he’s faced.
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