Upton's Slam Helps Tigers Avert Sweep; Win 8-3 Over BoSox
BOSTON (AP) - Justin Upton hit a grand slam off the right-field foul pole, Nicholas Castellanos hit a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers averted a sweep with an 8-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.
The Tigers halted a three-game losing streak in a contest that lasted 4 hours, 6 minutes. Boston had won 13 of 19 and seven of eight in Fenway Park.
Daniel Norris (3-4) held Boston to two runs over five innings, giving up seven hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
Drew Pomeranz (6-4) was tagged for six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, snapping his career-best three-game winning streak.
Hanley Ramirez had an RBI single and Dustin Pedroia a run-scoring double for Boston.
The first six innings took just over three hours, sending a large portion of fans streaming for the exits after the final out of the sixth.
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