Sorry folks, as funny as it would have been to go 0-162, the Detroit Tigers were going to win a game at some point. Unfortunately, that happened to be last night against the Red Sox, 7-2 at Fenway.
Jon Lester (1-2) took the loss but he didn't even pitch that badly: 5.1 innings, five hits, four runs (all earned) and four walks.
Jeremy Bonderman (1-1) earned the win for the Tigers. He went five innings, gave up five hits, two runs (one earned), four walks and struck out two. He wasn't great but he gave his team a decent start which is just what they needed.
The Sox (4-5) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second when Jacoby Ellsbury walked with the bases loaded then Julio Lugo hit an RBI single.
From there, the Tigers (1-7) scored seven unanswered runs against Lester and a quartet of terrible relievers: David Aardsma, Javier Lopez, Bryan Corey and Julian Tavarez.
That bum Edgar Renteria (3 hits, 2 runs, 2 RBI's) started it off in the fourth with a two-run double then Marcus Thames blasted a two-run homer.
Brandon Inge added a two-run single in the eighth and Carlos Guillen hit a solo home run in the ninth.
Mike Lowell hurt his thumb in the top of the first making a nice diving play so he left the game. David Ortiz still can't buy a hit.
After the euphoria of opening day, the Red Sox came back down to earth last night. They'll look to take the series tonight as Tim Wakefield opposes Nate Robertson.
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