Framber Valdez melts down in Detroit Tigers' blowout loss to Red Sox
Detroit Tigers score: Framber Valdez gave up 10 runs in just three innings before being ejected for hitting Boston's Trevor Story in the fourth.
The Detroit Tigers needed left-hander Framber Valdez – the highest-paid player on their payroll – to step up after losing left-hander Tarik Skubal for the foreseeable future. Instead, Valdez melted down. The 32-year-old gave up 10 runs without recording an out in the fourth inning, plunked Trevor Story with a 94.
4 mph four-seam fastball in what appeared to be an intentional hit-by-pitch and received an ejection for his behavior . It was the only four-seam fastball that Valdez has thrown in the 2026 season. The Tigers lost, 10-3, to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, May 5, in the second of three games in the series at Comerica Park.
They've lost back-to-back games since placing Skubal on the injured list Monday with loose bodies in his left elbow, requiring surgery. WHAT DOES THE DOC SAY? Doctor explains Tarik Skubal return to Tigers from surgery The Tigers (18-19) will try to avoid the sweep Wednesday (6:40 p.
m. , Detroit SportsNet) against the Red Sox (15-21), with struggling right-hander Jack Flaherty, who has a 5. 90 ERA in seven starts, on the mound.