Fenway Park will play host to a Tuesday night battle between the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. On Monday, the Tigers split a day-night doubleheader against the visiting New York Yankees. Detroit lost 7-4 in the opener and bounced back for a 4-2 victory in the nightcap. Victor Martinez had two hits and drove in a run for the Tigers, who trail Cleveland by 2.5 games for the AL Central Division lead.
Twenty-six year old righty Artie Lewicki (0-0 3.60 ERA) will make the second start of his major league career. Through 15 innings of work, Lewicki has struck out 12 batters and owns a 1.53 WHIP.
The Boston Red Sox have won 41 of their first 60 games and own the best record in the majors. Over the weekend, Boston split a four-game series at Minute Maid Park against the defending World Series Champion Houston Astros. On Sunday, Mitch Moreland and Andrew Benintendi homered to power the Red Sox to a 9-3 victory.
Thirty-three year old knuckleballer Steven Wright (1-0 2.25 ERA) will get the nod for the Red Sox in the series opener. Through 16 innings of relief work, Wright has struck out 14 batters and sports a 1.19 WHIP.
