Manny Ramirez looked like he was sort of thinking three bases when he trotted out of the box in the third inning, not assuming he had an easy four. He tripled to center field, sliding head first into third base as Detroit second baseman Placido Polanco's relay throw bounced into the Detroit dugout. Manny leisurely lifted himself and trotted home to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead.
The error by Polanco was his first since July 1, 2006. He had gone 186 straight games without committing an error, a major-league record for second basemen.
Coco Crisp had knocked in the Red Sox's first run with a sacrifice fly in the second.
Daisuke Matsuzaka has cruised through four innings.
So when are the Tigers supposed to start hitting?