Detroit – Grim day all the way around for the Tigers on Saturday.
It started with disheartening news that outfielder Austin Meadows has again stepped away from the club to focus on his mental health. His battle with an anxiety disorder, which forced him to end his season last September, continues.
The Tigers scratched Meadows from the lineup just minutes before game-time, plugging in Akil Baddoo, who was with Triple-A Toledo in Omaha Friday night.
Then the game happened.
The bashing Boston Red Sox put a 14-5 pounding on the Tigers at Comerica Park, highlighted by a second-inning grand slam home run by Rafael Devers.