Boston – Francisco Rodriguez arrives and after a few twirls and spins of his arms, legs, shoulders, hips, etc., three batters have perished and K-Rod has another save.
Shane Greene shows up in the seventh and a trio of outs later it’s apparent his 96-mph fastball and doctor’s bag of breaking pitches have claimed another batch of enemy hitters.
Justin Wilson is generally so trustworthy he can knock off an inning, also, as he did Wednesday when the Tigers decided that winning the first two games of a three-game set at Fenway Park was such a kick they’d do it again, this time toppling the Red Sox, 4-3.