Tigers, Valdez and Red Sox
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The Tigers need innings and zeros from Framber Valdez, thrust into the ace role with Tarik Skubal set to undergo elbow surgery and with his team coming off back-to-back bullpen games. On Tuesday, they got neither.
Tigers starter Framber Valdez ignited a benches-clearing incident after a disastrous performance against a division rival. Valdez’s actions drew immediate criticism, even from his own manager, who noted the lack of team support during the confrontation.
The Boston Red Sox broadcast crew called out Detroit Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez for hitting Trevor Story after giving up three home runs in a 10-3 Boston blowout win.
DETROIT — Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Framber Valdez was ejected in the fourth inning Tuesday night after surrendering back-to-back home runs and then hitting a batter. Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu opened the inning with consecutive homers to give the Boston Red Sox a 10–2 lead.