BoSox a win from pennant after beating Tigers 4-3
Boston Red Sox’s Koji Uehara throws in the eighth inning during Game 5 of the American League baseball championship series against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, in Detroit. AP Photo/Paul Sancya
DETROIT — Boston moved within one win of a place in the World Series by beating Detroit 4-3 on Thursday, hanging on as their early four-run lead was gradually eroded and taking a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series.
Mike Napoli led off a three-run second inning with a majestic homer off Anibal Sanchez as the Red Sox made a rare early breakthrough.
Article continues after this advertisementA key moment came in the bottom of the seventh when Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera was up at the plate with runners on first and third, but he hit into a double play against Junichi Tazawa, and the Tigers scored only one run.
The Red Sox return to Fenway Park for Game 6, with Detroit’s Max Scherzer facing Boston’s Clay Buchholz.
