Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers - Live Score - May 05, 2026

Red Sox (Bello 1-4, 9.12) will need to get their bats going (13 runs in last 6 games) as they travel to face Tigers (Valdez 2-1, 3.35)

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS

#47 LHP J. Morán

0-0 2.33 ERA

#59 LHP F. Valdez

2-1 3.35 ERA

TEAM STATS

BOS 5TH AL EAST

3.9 R 4.5

.237 AVG .247

24 HR 35

24 SB 14

4.14 ERA 3.85

.247 OAV .241

DET 2ND AL CENTRAL

TEAM LEADERS

BOS

Wilyer Abreu

.297

AVG

.315

RBI

2.77

ERA

2.70

DET

PREVIOUS GAMES

BOS


5/4	@DET	W5-4
5/3	HOU	L3-1
5/2	HOU	L6-3
5/1	HOU	W3-1
4/29	@TOR	L8-1

DET


5/4	BOS	L5-4
5/3	TEX	W7-1
5/2	TEX	W5-1
5/1	TEX	L5-4
4/30	@ATL	W5-2

RUN LINE

The Tigers must win by 2 runs or more to cover the run line

+1.5

BOS

-1.5

DET

TEAM TO WIN

A bet of $100 would win $256 total if the Red Sox win and a bet of $187 would win $287 total if the Tigers win

+156

BOS

-187

DET

TOTAL

The combined final score of both teams is set at 8

-113

OVER 8

-107

UNDER 8

PLAYER NEWS

Roman Anthony BOS #19 - LF

X-rays on Anthony's right wrist returned negative, but he'll fly to Boston on Tuesday morning to see a hand specialist, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Payton Tolle BOS #70 - P

Tolle (1-1) earned the win Monday against the Tigers, allowing two unearned runs on one hit and one walk while striking out eight over seven innings.

Tarik Skubal DET #29 - P

Skubal is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery to address loose bodies in his left elbow and was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday, Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free Press reports.