Boston — It looked for a minute there Wednesday night like the Tarik Skubal we saw in May and early June might be back. He was bullying hitters with his fastball and throwing just enough sliders and changeups to keep hitters honest.
Then came the third inning and things went haywire. Again.
Skubal didn’t survive the fifth inning and the Red Sox completed the three-game sweep of the Tigers with a 6-2 win at Fenway Park.
The Tigers’ lefty put down the first six hitters and had a 2-0 lead thanks to Javier Baez’s second homer in two games, a two-run shot over the Green Monster in the first inning.