Detroit -- Tigers owner Mike Ilitch was at the ballpark Sunday to check in on his new-look team.
And Ilitch was treated to the same old song and dance -- the latest bullpen meltdown.
Ian Krol was rocked for four runs and Tom Gorzelanny's return to the major leagues was greeted with a long home run as the Red Sox eventually thumped the Tigers, 7-2, before 38,766 mostly ticked-off Comerica Park customers.
Krol was mercilessly booed off the mound in the eighth inning, after turning a tight game into a rout. After loading the bases with two outs, he allowed a bases-clearing triple to Jackie Bradley Jr.