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Hey, at least they weren't no-hit. It appeared the Red Sox
would be skunked by their former prospect and four relievers until
Daniel Nava secured a moral victory with a one-out single in the ninth inning. Before that,
The Carmine Hose struck out
seventeen times—barely putting any balls in play on the way to
a 1-0 Game One loss. The only bright light was
Jon Lester's brave performance—gutting through 6 1/3 innings. His one lapse was in the sixth.
Miguel Cabrera drew a one-out walk, moved to second when
Prince Fielder was hit, then former Red Sox player
Victor Martinez beat out what could have been an inning-ending double play. PED-penalized
Jhonny Peralta then knocked in the only run of the game. It was a dispiriting loss—especially with
Max Scherzer and
Justin Verlander in the wings.
