Tarik Skubal struck out 11, but the Tigers didn't get the sweep until Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a two-out pinch-hit single.

Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a pinch-hit single in the ninth to end the game and give the Detroit Tigers a 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.

In the bottom of the 11th, Báez stepped to the plate with runners on the corners and no outs, facing reliever Greg Weissert. He got the pitch he was hunting and didn't miss, launching a first-pitch sweeper at the bottom of the strike zone over the left-field wall for a three-run home run. The Tigers won, 10-9.

Yet the Tigers refuse to reflect on the past. The goal is simple: win today's game.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. "I don't really think that this team functions on anything other than what's in front of us,

DETROIT — Instant reactions as the Red Sox (22-23) lose another hard-fought game and are walked off again by the Tigers, who win, 6-5, on a Justyn-Henry Malloy single off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth:

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