Boston, MA- Carl Yastrzemski hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tigers, 7-5, at Fenway Park.
Yastrzemski connected off reliever John Hiller (3-4), who only got one out in trying to protect a 5-4 lead.
The Red Sox tied the game on a leadoff double by pinch-hitter Tommy Harper and, one out later, a single by Danny Cater, also pinch-hitting.
That brought up Yastrzemski, and the lefty-lefty match-up didn't matter as Yaz drove a Hiller curve ball deep into the right field seats, sending the Fenway faithful home happy.
The Tigers (37-26) had taken a 5-4 lead in the eighth inning of the see-saw affair, on a pair of doubles from Aurelio Rodriguez and Bill Freehan, the latter of which drove in the run.
The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on a two-run homer by Al Kaline (6), and after the Red Sox tied the game, Norm Cash blasted a two-run shot in the sixth (10) for a 4-2 Tigers lead.
But again the Red Sox answered, scoring twice in their half of the sixth. Juan Beniquez's Texas League single with the bases loaded provided the runs.
Red Sox starter Lynn McGlothen struck out 11 in eight innings of work. Gary Peters got the win in relief. Yastrzemski scored three runs and had two hits and a walk.
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DET 000 202 010 5-8-1
BOS 000 202 003 7-9-1
WP: Peters
LP: Hiller (3-4)
HR: Kaline (DET; 6); Cash (DET; 10); Yastrzemski (BOS)
Tigers overall: 37-26
Home: 17-13
Away 20-13
Last 10: 5-5
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