GDT: 8/10/09 - DET (59-51) AT BOS (62-47) - 7:10 p.m. ET

DETROIT -- The last time Edwin Jackson pitched at Fenway Park, he was mopping up the final two innings of a 13-4 Tampa Bay Rays victory in Game 4 of last year's American League Championship Series. If the Tigers are going to find their way into this year's postseason, Jackson's innings at Fenway on Monday night are going to be more important.

He's had his share of big games in Boston well before October. This one is just another chapter, but he's in a much bigger role on the Tigers than he was with the Rays.

"That's what makes the game fun," Jackson said. "You have to go in there and battle."

While the Red Sox will look to recover from a rough weekend at Yankee Stadium and regain some ground in their playoff chase, the Tigers will try once again to build off the momentum they put together in Detroit. They haven't won a road series in two full months since taking three of five from the White Sox, and they're facing a club that's just as tough at home as they are.

Considering that, they'd have a hard time frowning at simply a split of this four-game set. With Jackson pitching Monday and Justin Verlander going in Thursday's series finale, and neither of them going up against Josh Beckett, they have the matchups to get it. But they'd obviously love to take three.

To get there, though, they'll have to worry about more monsters than the one in left field.

"I'm not worried about the ballpark," Leyland said when asked about Fenway Park. "I'm worried about Beckett and [Kevin] Youkilis and all those guys."

For Monday, Youkilis, David Ortiz and the rest of Boston's lineup is Jackson's problem. But it's a familiar one. It's the one ballpark in the AL East where he never won as a member of the Rays, and though he has had a couple tough-luck quality starts there, he also has known how it feels to have Boston's veteran hitters force pitch after pitch until they can pounce on a mistake.

Though the Red Sox had their share of struggles on offense this year, they still rank third among AL teams in walks drawn and fourth in pitches seen.

To counter that, Jackson goes back to one of the philosophies that has carried him the entire season.

"We played Boston so many times, it's nothing new to pitch against Boston," Jackson said. "You go in there, and you know how the game's going to be. You have to be aggressive. You have to stay with your game plan, regardless of what they do."

Part of that will be the job of catcher Gerald Laird, who will catch Jackson on Monday night before rookie Alex Avila steps in to catch Rick Porcello and Armando Galarraga the next two days.

"There's so many guys, especially veteran guys, that know how to work the pitcher," Laird said. "They've got guys that are pitch-killers, foul balls off, stay alive. They've got a lot of veteran guys that know what they're doing. You have to stay focused with each matchup."

The Tigers would like to take a page from the Yankees and use some well-pitched, deep starts to give them a shot against them. But they also expect the Red Sox to come in from that series ready to take out their frustrations.

They're going to try to bounce back," Laird said. "Hopefully we can continue to pitch well and keep them down. They're definitely going to come out and try to do some damage."

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Pitching matchup

DET: RHP Edwin Jackson (8-5, 2.62 ERA)
Two ninth-inning runs denied Jackson a chance at a complete-game shutout on Wednesday against the Orioles, but the performance erased any sign of wearing down after his workhorse first half. He's 2-4 with a 5.44 ERA for his career against the Red Sox, including 0-4 in six outings at Fenway Park, but he had a pair of quality starts against Boston last year.

BOS: RHP Brad Penny (7-6, 5.20 ERA)
The big right-hander gave up three home runs in his last start, a 6-4 loss to the Rays. In a troubling trend, Penny has given up five runs or more in three of his last four starts. This is his first start of the season against the Tigers. In 11 Fenway starts this season, Penny is 5-2 with a 4.72 ERA. Opponents are hitting .290 against him.

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Tidbits

... There's a chance Carlos Guillen could play left field at some point during the series, but Leyland wasn't sure. Guillen, who missed 2 1/2 months with an injured right shoulder, has played DH exclusively since coming off the DL July 24.
... Miguel Cabrera is 4-for-11 for his career off Penny with three homers and seven RBIs.
... David Ortiz is 6-for-14 in his career off Jackson with two doubles, a homer and six RBIs.
... The Tigers' trip to Boston ties their shortest road trip of the year. They opened the season with a four-game series at Toronto. Every other road series has been part of a multi-city trip.
... Curtis Granderson's steal of third base on Sunday clinched his second 20-homer, 20-steal season in three years. He's one of three Tigers to have multiple 20-20 seasons; Kirk Gibson has four and Alan Trammell has two.

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Up next (Probable Pitchers)

• Tuesday: Tigers (Rick Porcello, 10-7, 4.30 ERA) at Red Sox (TBD), 7:10 p.m. ET
• Wednesday: Tigers (Armando Galarraga, 6-10, 5.23 ERA) at Red Sox (Josh Beckett, 13-4, 3.12 ERA), 7:10 p.m. ET
• Thursday: Tigers (Justin Verlander, 12-6, 3.45 ERA) at Red Sox (Clay Buchholz, 1-2, 5.33 ERA), 1:35 p.m. ET

STARTING LINEUPS:

TIGERS

1. Granderson, CF
   
2. Polanco, 2B
   
3. Thames, LF
   
4. Cabrera, 1B
   
5. Guillen, DH
   
6. Ordonez, RF
   
7. Inge, 3B
   
8. Laird, C
   
9. Everett, SS
   

P: Edwin Jackson

RED SOX

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
   
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
   
3. Victor Martinez, C
   
4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
   
5. David Ortiz, DH
   
6. J.D. Drew, RF
   
7. Jason Bay, LF
   
8. Casey Kotchman, 1B
   
9. Nick Green, SS
   

SP: Brad Penny

Inning 1
Top Half

B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Curtis Granderson flies out to center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Placido Polanco singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury.


B:2 S:1 O:2 -
Marcus Thames pops out to catcher Victor Martinez in foul territory.


B:4 S:0 O:2 -
Miguel Cabrera walks. Placido Polanco to 2nd.



B:3 S:1 O:3 -
Carlos Guillen flies out to left fielder Jason Bay.

0-0 after .5 innings

Bottom Half

B:1 S:1 O:0 -
Jacoby Ellsbury doubles (18) on a line drive to left fielder Marcus Thames.


B:3 S:2 O:0 -
Dustin Pedroia homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Jacoby Ellsbury scores.
BOS 2, DET 0

B:1 S:2 O:1 -
Victor Martinez lines out to left fielder Marcus Thames.

B:1 S:1 O:1 -
Kevin Youkilis singles on a fly ball to left fielder Marcus Thames.


B:3 S:1 O:2 -
David Ortiz flies out to left fielder Marcus Thames.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
J. D. Drew singles on a line drive to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Kevin Youkilis to 2nd.

B:4 S:1 O:2 -
Jason Bay walks. Kevin Youkilis to 3rd. J. D. Drew to 2nd.

B:4 S:1 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:2 O:3 -
Casey Kotchman lines out to second baseman Placido Polanco.

BOS 2, DET 0 after 1 inning

Inning 2
Top Half

B:0 S:1 O:0 -
Magglio Ordonez hits a ground-rule double (15) on a line drive to right field.


B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Brandon Inge grounds out, third baseman Kevin Youkilis to first baseman Casey Kotchman.


B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Gerald Laird lines out to second baseman Dustin Pedroia.


B:2 S:2 O:3 -
Adam Everett flies out to center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury.

BOS 2, DET 0 after 1.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:3 S:2 O:0 -
Nick Green homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.
BOS 3, DET 0


B:3 S:2 O:0 -
Jacoby Ellsbury singles on a ground ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson.


B:1 S:2 O:0 -
With Dustin Pedroia batting, Jacoby Ellsbury steals (51) 2nd base.

B:1 S:3 O:1 -
Dustin Pedroia swinging.


B:3 S:3 O:2 -
Victor Martinez on foul tip.

B:1 S:1 O:2 - Kevin Youkilis singles on a line drive
to second baseman Placido Polanco, deflected by shortstop Adam Everett.
Jacoby Ellsbury to 3rd.

B:1 S:1 O:3 - David Ortiz singles on a line drive to
right fielder Magglio Ordonez. Jacoby Ellsbury scores. David Ortiz out
at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Magglio Ordonez to shortstop Adam
Everett to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.
BOS 4, DET 0 after 2 innings

Inning 3
Top Half

B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Curtis Granderson flies out to right fielder J. D. Drew.

B:1 S:1 O:1 -
Placido Polanco singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury.

B:0 S:1 O:3 - Marcus Thames grounds into double play,
third baseman Kevin Youkilis to second baseman Dustin Pedroia to first
baseman Casey Kotchman. Placido Polanco out at 2nd.

BOS 4, DET 0 after 2.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:4 S:1 O:0 -
J. D. Drew walks.

B:1 S:2 O:1 - Jason Bay grounds into a force out,
third baseman Brandon Inge to second baseman Placido Polanco. J. D.
Drew out at 2nd. Jason Bay to 1st.

B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Casey Kotchman singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brandon Inge. Jason Bay to 2nd.

B:0 S:3 O:2 -
Nick Green swinging.

B:3 S:2 O:3 -
Jacoby Ellsbury flies out to right fielder Magglio Ordonez.


BOS 4, DET 0 after 3 innings

Inning 4
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Miguel Cabrera hit by pitch.

B:2 S:2 O:1 -
Carlos Guillen flies out to center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury.

B:1 S:1 O:1 -
Magglio Ordonez triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder J. D. Drew. Miguel Cabrera scores.
BOS 4, DET 1


B:1 S:2 O:1 -
Brandon Inge singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury. Magglio Ordonez scores.
BOS 4, DET 2



B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Gerald Laird grounds out softly, third baseman Kevin Youkilis to first baseman Casey Kotchman. Brandon Inge to 2nd.


B:2 S:0 O:3 -
Adam Everett grounds out, shortstop Nick Green to first baseman Casey Kotchman.

BOS 4, DET 2 after 3.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Dustin Pedroia grounds out, third baseman Brandon Inge to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:2 S:0 O:2 -
Victor Martinez pops out to shortstop Adam Everett.

B:2 S:1 O:2 -
Kevin Youkilis hit by pitch.

B:1 S:0 O:3 -
David Ortiz lines out to right fielder Magglio Ordonez.

BOS 4, DET 2 after 4 innings

Inning 5
Top Half

B:2 S:2 O:0 -
Curtis Granderson doubles (13) on a fly ball to left fielder Jason Bay.

B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Placido Polanco grounds out, shortstop Nick Green to first baseman Casey Kotchman. Curtis Granderson to 3rd.

B:1 S:0 O:2 -
Marcus Thames out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder J. D. Drew. Curtis Granderson scores.
BOS 4, DET 3



B:3 S:3 O:3 -
Miguel Cabrera swinging.

BOS 4, DET 3 after 4.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Fu-Te Ni replaces Edwin Jackson.

B:2 S:1 O:1 -
J. D. Drew grounds out to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:2 S:2 O:1 -
Jason Bay homers (22) on a fly ball to left field.
BOS 5, DET 3



B:4 S:2 O:1 -
Casey Kotchman walks.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Nick Green pops out to shortstop Adam Everett.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
With Jacoby Ellsbury batting, wild pitch by Fu-Te Ni, Casey Kotchman to 2nd.

B:2 S:2 O:3 -
Jacoby Ellsbury grounds out to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

BOS 5, DET 3 after 5 innings

Inning 6
Top Half

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Carlos Guillen grounds out, first baseman Casey Kotchman to pitcher Brad Penny.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Magglio Ordonez grounds out, second baseman Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Casey Kotchman.

B:1 S:3 O:3 -
Brandon Inge swinging.

BOS 5, DET 3 after 5.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:4 S:2 O:0 -
Dustin Pedroia walks.

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Victor Martinez flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:3 S:2 O:2 -
Kevin Youkilis grounds out, shortstop Adam Everett to first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Dustin Pedroia to 2nd.

B:3 S:2 O:3 -
David Ortiz flies out to right fielder Magglio Ordonez.

BOS 5, DET 3 after 6 innings

Inning 7
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Manny Delcarmen replaces Brad Penny.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Gerald Laird doubles (18) on a ground ball to left fielder Jason Bay.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Adam Everett out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Kevin Youkilis to first baseman Casey Kotchman. Gerald Laird to 3rd.

B:3 S:3 O:2 -
Curtis Granderson swinging, catcher Victor Martinez to first baseman Casey Kotchman.


B:3 S:2 O:2 -
Placido Polanco singles on a line drive to right fielder J. D. Drew. Gerald Laird scores.
BOS 5, DET 4


B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Marcus Thames doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Jason Bay. Placido Polanco scores.
DET 5, BOS 5


B:4 S:0 O:2 -
Manny Delcarmen intentionally walks Miguel Cabrera.


B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Pitcher Change: Ramon Ramirez replaces Manny Delcarmen.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.


B:1 S:0 O:3 -
Carlos Guillen pops out to shortstop Nick Green.

DET 5, BOS 5 after 6.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Zach Miner replaces Fu-Te Ni.


B:3 S:2 O:0 -
J. D. Drew singles on a ground ball to right fielder Magglio Ordonez.

B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Jason Bay flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Casey Kotchman singles on a ground ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson. J. D. Drew to 3rd.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Nick Green out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Curtis Granderson. J. D. Drew scores.
BOS 6, DET 5


B:2 S:1 O:3 - Jacoby Ellsbury grounds into a force
out, shortstop Adam Everett to second baseman Placido Polanco. Casey
Kotchman out at 2nd.

BOS 6, DET 5 after 7 innings

Inning 8
Top Half

B:1 S:2 O:0 -
Magglio Ordonez doubles (16) on a fly ball to center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Clete Thomas replaces Magglio Ordonez.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Brandon Inge hit by pitch.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Coaching visit to mound.


B:2 S:0 O:1 - Gerald Laird out on a sacrifice bunt,
third baseman Kevin Youkilis to second baseman Dustin Pedroia. Clete
Thomas to 3rd. Brandon Inge to 2nd.

B:0 S:3 O:2 -
Adam Everett swinging, catcher Victor Martinez to first baseman Casey Kotchman.


B:0 S:3 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Pitcher Change: Jonathan Papelbon replaces Ramon Ramirez.

B:1 S:0 O:3 -
Curtis Granderson pops out to catcher Victor Martinez in foul territory.

BOS 6, DET 5 after 7.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Clete Thomas remains in the game as the right fielder.

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Dustin Pedroia pops out softly to third baseman Brandon Inge.

B:3 S:1 O:2 -
Victor Martinez grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:3 S:2 O:3 -
Kevin Youkilis grounds out, pitcher Zach Miner to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

BOS 6, DET 5 after 8 innings

Inning 9
Top Half

B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Placido Polanco flies out to center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury.

B:2 S:3 O:2 -
Marcus Thames swinging.

B:0 S:1 O:3 -
Miguel Cabrera flies out to right fielder J. D. Drew.

TIGERS LOSE 5-6

August 10, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0		5	10	0
Boston	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	X		6	12	0

Detroit AB- R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Granderson, CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .260 Polanco, 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .280 Thames, LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .257 Cabrera, M, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .329 Guillen, C, DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .238 Ordonez, RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .273 --1-Thomas, C, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Inge, 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .253 Laird, C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .233 Everett, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240 Totals 33 5 10 5 2 5 18 1-Ran for Ordonez in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Ordonez 2 (16, Penny, Ramirez, R), Granderson (13, Penny), Laird (18, Delcarmen), Thames (8, Delcarmen). 3B: Ordonez (1, Penny). TB: Granderson 2; Polanco 3; Thames 2; Ordonez 7; Inge; Laird 2. RBI: Ordonez (35), Inge (63), Thames 2 (27), Polanco (53). 2-out RBI: Polanco; Thames. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guillen, C 2; Everett 2; Granderson 2. S: Everett; Laird. SF: Thames. GIDP: Thames. Team RISP: 2-for-12. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING Outfield assists: Ordonez (Ortiz, D at 2nd base).		Boston AB- R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Ellsbury, CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .301 Pedroia, 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .299 Martinez, V, C 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 Youkilis, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .311 Ortiz, D, DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .219 Drew, J, RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .254 Bay, LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .253 Kotchman, 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .281 Green, N, SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 .239 Totals 34 6 12 6 4 3 19 BATTING 2B: Ellsbury (18, Jackson, E). HR: Pedroia (9, 1st inning off Jackson, E, 1 on, 0 out), Green, N (6, 2nd inning off Jackson, E, 0 on, 0 out), Bay (22, 5th inning off Ni, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Ellsbury 3; Pedroia 4; Youkilis 2; Ortiz, D; Drew, J 2; Bay 4; Kotchman 2; Green, N 4. RBI: Pedroia 2 (50), Green, N 2 (34), Ortiz, D (62), Bay (76). 2-out RBI: Ortiz, D. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kotchman 2; Ellsbury 2; Ortiz, D. SF: Green, N. Team RISP: 3-for-10. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Ellsbury (51, 2nd base off Jackson, E/Laird). FIELDING DP: (Youkilis-Pedroia-Kotchman).
Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Jackson, E 4.0 9 4 4 2 3 2 2.79 Ni 2.0 1 1 1 2 0 1 2.50 Miner (L, 5-2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.60		Boston IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Penny 6.0 6 3 3 1 2 0 5.16 Delcarmen (BS, 2) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.33 Ramirez, R (W, 6-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.37 Papelbon (S, 28) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.85
WP: Ni. IBB: Cabrera, M (by Delcarmen). HBP: Youkilis (by Jackson, E), Cabrera, M (by Penny), Inge (by Ramirez, R). Pitches-strikes: Jackson, E 104-60, Ni 49-26, Miner 34-18, Penny 93-56, Delcarmen 26-15, Ramirez, R 13-8, Papelbon 11-7. Groundouts-flyouts: Jackson, E 2-6, Ni 3-3, Miner 3-3, Penny 8-8, Delcarmen 1-0, Ramirez, R 1-1, Papelbon 0-3. Batters faced: Jackson, E 23, Ni 9, Miner 8, Penny 25, Delcarmen 6, Ramirez, R 5, Papelbon 4. Inherited runners-scored: Ramirez, R 2-0, Papelbon 2-0. Umpires: HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Jerry Crawford. 3B: Scott Barry. Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, Out to LF. T: 3:25. Att: 37,960. August 10, 2009