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Red Sox Win 1-0 in 10th on Yoshida's Walk-Off Single

Published 18 April 2026

In a tense extra-inning affair at Fenway Park, pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida delivered a game-winning single over a drawn-in five-man infield, scoring Jarren Duran from third base with one out in the 10th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. The win snapped Detroit's six-game winning streak and marked Boston's seventh walk-off triumph while wearing their Fenway Greens uniforms, which debuted in 2025 and were donned for the first time this season.

The low-scoring contest featured dominant outings from both starting pitchers, with neither Ranger Suarez of the Red Sox nor Casey Mize of the Tigers allowing a run across nine combined innings. Each team managed just four hits in the game, underscoring the pitchers' control and the defenses' sharpness. Duran, serving as the automatic runner to start the bottom of the 10th, advanced to third on a wild pitch from Detroit reliever Will Vest, who fell to 1-3 on the season. Yoshida then bounced a grounder just over first baseman Spencer Torkelson, plating Duran for the decisive run.

Suarez, in his second start with Boston after joining the team recently, earned the quality performance by...

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