Overview

• Friday’s game at Fenway aired exclusively on Apple TV+ with first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET.
• The win gave Boston a 1-0 series lead and updated the records to Red Sox 88-72 and Tigers 86-74.
• Before the opener, Boston’s magic number was one, with a postseason berth attainable via a win or a Houston loss.
• Detroit entered the series tied for first in the AL Central after a steep second-half slide and would lose a head-to-head tiebreaker to Cleveland.
• The opener started Casey Mize for Detroit against Boston left-hander Kyle Harrison; Saturday lists Connelly Early for the Red Sox with Detroit’s starter TBD for a 4:10 p.m. ET first pitch.