Red Sox 1, Tigers 0 (10 innings): An old-fashioned pitchers’ duel
Pitching ruled the night, but in the late innings the home team did just enough to win.
Apr 17, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize (12) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images | Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images After a spotless homestand, the Tigers hit the road and headed to Boston for a four-game wrap-around series against the Red Sox. Sadly, Detroit’s winning streak would end with the opening game of said series, after falling to Boston 1-0 in 10 innings.
Making his fourth start of the season for the Tigers was Casey Mize. His first three starts were good, then bad, then good — thankfully, the pattern wouldn’t repeat on Friday night. Making his fourth start of the year on the other side was Ranger Suárez.
Unlike Mize, two of his starts were lousy, but his most recent effort, in St. Louis, saw him throw six shutout innings and strike out six. Mize started off great, retiring the first eight batters before Connor Wong hit a deep ground-rule double to right-centre.
With Wong on second, though, Mize bore down on Roman Anthony and struck him out on three pitches. In the fourth he plunked Willson Contreras to lead off the inning, and he stayed at first until Trevor Story grounded into a double play to end the frame. Similarly, Suárez was in control early too: the Tigers got Kevin McGonigle to third in the first inning, but aside from a Dillon Dingler walk, the Tigers couldn’t get a whole lot going against him.
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