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Devers singles through shift, lifts Red Sox over Tigers 5-3

By DANA GAURUDER scored on Robbie Gross-
DETROIT (AP) — Rafael De- man's groundout, Jona-
vers singled through the than Schoop followed with
open shortstop area with a run-scoring single and
the infield shifted to the Javier Báez added an RBI
right side, driving in the go- double.
ahead run in the eighth in- Hernandez hit an RBI dou-
ning Tuesday as the Boston ble in the sixth and scored
Red Sox overcame a three- on a single by Devers that
run deficit to beat the De- chased Tyler Alexander,
troit Tigers 5-3. who gave up five hits in 5
"Teams are going to attack 1/3 innings. J.D. Martinez
him a certain way and he tied the score against Ja-
feels like he has to swing cob Barnes when he sliced
hard. It's the other way an opposite-field double
around," Boston manager off the foul line in deep
Alex Cora said. "Just take right field, a call upheld in a
what they give you. That's video review.
the mark of a professional Hernandez walked against
hitter." Alex Lange (0-1) leading off
Garrett Whitlock (1-0) the eighth and advanced
pitched four hitless innings on a wild pitch. Arroyo
to win in his first appear- Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers reacts after striking out in the first inning of a baseball added a two-out RBI single
ance since the Red Sox an- game against the New York Yankees, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in New York. off Will Vest.
nounced his $18.75 million, Associated Press "They did a good job with
four-year contract on Sun- their at-bats as the game
day. can turn the page to Whit- Boston, which has not been the plate, in front of the went along," Detroit man-
Hirokazu Sawamura also lock. We get a lot of good above .500, improved to glove of diving right fielder ager A.J. Hinch said. "They
got two outs in hitless relief matchups from that. They 2-3. Christian Arroyo. had tougher at-bats and
of starter Rich Hill, who al- complement each other Devers had a pair of RBI sin- "It's something I've looked we didn't execute quite as
lowed three runs and five well. It's a good plan, it's just gles, raising his average to forward to for a long time," well as the game went on."
hits in 4 1/3 innings. a matter of how long we .381, and Kiké Hernández Torkelson said. "For it to fi- TRAINER'S ROOM
Cora ideally wanted Hill to can do it." doubled twice for the Red nally happen, it's special. Red Sox: 2B Trevor Story
go five innings and have Whitlock allowed just one Sox. The baseball gods were (illness) didn't start for the
Whitlock pitch the last four. baserunner, on a sixth-in- Detroit's Spencer Torkelson, tested me out a little bit, just third consecutive game.
The plan almost worked to ning walk to Jeimer Cande- the top pick of the 2020 seeing what I was made of. "Hopefully tomorrow," Cora
perfection. lario, in an efficient 39-pitch amateur draft, doubled in You've just got to perse- said. "We're not going to be
"They're going to load up outing. the third inning for his first vere, trust yourself and the stupid about it."
with righties against Rich," "Rich pitched amazing, did big league hit after an 0-for- hits will come." Tigers: Grossman left after
Cora said. "He can get an absolutely wonderful 10 start. The ball dropped in Detroit took a 3-0 lead in the sixth inning due to right
them out and then we job," Whitlock said. right-center, 309 feet from the third when Torkelson groin tightness.q

Djokovic loses clay-court opener at Monte Carlo Masters

other setback as he tries to and was broken three times not being vaccinated. He
move on from the contro- in the decider. had to skip tournaments in
versy surrounding his refusal "He was the better player," Indian Wells, California, and
to get vaccinated against Djokovic said. "I was hang- Miami because he couldn't
COVID-19. ing on the ropes the entire travel to the United States
It makes for rare back-to- match." for the same reason.
back losses for Djokovic, The Serb said he was too The authorities in France
who had not played since exhausted to put up a fight and Monaco lifted most
being eliminated in the in the third set. COVID-19 restrictions last
quarterfinals of the Dubai "I collapsed," Djokovic said. month, allowing people
Tennis Championships in "I just ran out of gas com- who aren't vaccinated into
February — his only previ- pletely ... If you can't stay the country and back into
ous tournament this year in the rally, not feeling your restaurants, sports arenas
after he was barred from legs on the clay, it's mission and other venues.
playing at the Australian impossible." That means Djokovic will be
Open. Djokovic had beaten Da- able to play at the French
Serbia's Novak Djokovic rests during a break as he plays Spain's Djokovic struggled from vidovich Fokina in straight Open, which remains his
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina during their second round match
at the Monte-Carlo Masters tennis tournament, Tuesday, April the start as the 46th-ranked sets twice last year, in Rome "big goal of the clay sea-
12, 2022 in Monaco. Spaniard broke him early and at the Tokyo Olympics. son."
Associated Press to pull ahead 4-1 before "I'm so happy for the win "I knew that it's going to
another break handed him today," Davidovich Fokina take some time for me to
By BARBARA SURK dovich Fokina at the Monte the first set. Davidovich Fo- said. "I missed (Djokovic) on really feel my best on the
Associated Press Carlo Masters on Tuesday. kina kept up the pressure the tour." clay," Djokovic said. "I have
MONACO (AP) — Novak Davidovich Fokina stunned and led 3-0 in the second Djokovic could not defend to accept defeat and
Djokovic opened his clay- the top-ranked Serb 6-3, before Djokovic clawed his Australian Open title in keep working ... and hope-
court season with a surpris- 6-7 (5), 6-1 in the second back. But the Serb contin- January after he was de- fully build my form for Ro-
ing loss to Alejandro Davi- round to hand Djokovic an- ued to struggle on his serve ported from the country for land Garros."