Tigers vs Red Sox: Road Skid vs Home Streak

0:00It's April 18th. This is Boston Red Sox News today, your AI-powered team coverage. The Detroit Tigers roll into Boston trying to snap a brutal 9-game road skid against the Red Sox this Saturday at 4-10 PM Eastern. Tigers sit at 10-10. Third in the A.O. Central, while Boston's 8-11-4th in the A.O. East. On the mound, Tarek Skuball starts for Detroit with a sharp 2-2 record, 2.22 E.R.A. Red Sox counter with brand bellow 1-1, but a rough 6.14 E.R.A. Betting line favors Tigers minus 173, over under 7 runs. Both squads heating up lately, going 6-4 in their last 10. Tigers edge-deponents by 9 runs with a tidy 3.00 E.R.A. and 0.248 batting average. Red Sox close behind, outscoring foes by 7 with 3.89 E.R.A. Boston's solid 4-3 at home, especially 5-3 when they keep the ball in the park.

1:00Detroit's 2-9 away, but 2-0 when they launch 2 or more homers. Key bats stepping up for both sides. Red Sox's wildeer, Abreu crushing with 4 doubles, a triple 3-Homers. Wilson Contrares hot lately, 12 for 33 with 2 doubles, 2 bombs, 9 RBI's, over 10 games. Tigers Kevin McGonagall hitting 0.306 with 6 doubles, 2 triples, a homer. Kerry Carpenter's 6 for 27, including a double and 3 long balls recently. Injuries piling up though. Red Sox missing arms, like Johann Oviedo on 60-day elbow. Cutter Crawford wrist, Tanner Huck elbow, plus hitters, Tristan Koss's knee. Tigers dealing with Justin Verlander hip, Reese Olsen shoulder, and several pitchers on I.L., including Jackson Job elbow. This is just the second matchup this season, so plenty on the line. Tigers desperate to flip the road script. Red Sox aiming to build home momentum should be a tight one.

2:03Tune in and see who grabbed the edge.