Detroit, MI- Carl Yastrzemski had four RBI, including a three-run homer, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tigers 7-5 to take two of three at Tiger Stadium.
The series win moved the Red Sox to within seven games of the first place Tigers (58-37).
Yastrzemski connected on his homer in the fourth inning off Mickey Lolich (17-7), who muddled through a second consecutive rough start. Lolich went 5.2 innings, giving up 11 hits and seven runs.
Yastrzemski's home run gave the Red Sox a 5-2 lead and they held off the Tigers from there. Lolich gave up three homers in all. Carlton Fisk and Danny Cater hit back-to-back solo homers in the second inning.
Detroit went ahead 2-0 in the first inning on an RBI single from Gates Brown and a run-scoring double by Jim Northrup.
Marty Pattin went seven innings to earn the victory for Boston.
Bill Freehan's 15th home run, a solo shot in the sixth inning, got the Tigers to within 7-4 after the Red Sox had scored twice in their half of the inning. Detroit scored a run in the ninth off reliever Bill Lee, but Don Newhauser came in and got the final out of the game, albeit with the bases loaded, thanks to two Newhauser walks.
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BOS 020 302 000 7-12-2
DET 200 101 001 5-11-0
WP: Pattin
LP: Lolich (17-7)
HR: Fisk (BOS); Cater (BOS); Yastrzemski (BOS); Freehan (DET; 15)
Tigers overall: 58-37
Home: 28-19
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 7-3
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