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BOSTON -- The Detroit Tigers earned a hard-fought victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday in the opener of a three-game series at Fenway Park.Then again, every victory for the Tigers has been hard-fought in the eyes of manager Brad Ausmus -- and he expects more of the same Tuesday night.I dont think its ever easy, or rarely easy, Ausmus said Monday after Detroits 4-2 victory over Boston.Justin Verlander pitched six one-run innings and Jose Iglesias burned his former team with his first career homer at Fenway as Detroit (52-48) bounced back from a rough day Sunday.The Tigers lost a pair of one-run contests Sunday to the White Sox in Chicago -- 4-3 in the completion of a suspended game from Saturday, then 5-4 in the regularly scheduled contest.The Monday victory brought Detroit within 5 1/2 games of the American League Central-leading Cleveland Indians and within four games of the second AL wild-card spot.Boston, meanwhile, fell 2 1/2 games behind the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles.The Red Sox (55-42) still have a half-ame lead for the first wild card thanks to a 13-6 July record.Detroit looks to clinch the series in Boston when it sends out Mike Pelfrey (3-9, 4.78 ERA) for a Tuesday start.The right-hander has permitted exactly one run in three of his past four starts, with the outlier being a five-run defeat July 16 against the Kansas City Royals.Last Thursday, Pelfrey limited the White Sox to one run on eight hits and a walk with one strikeout in 5 1/3 innings. He got the win as the Tigers held on for a 2-1 decision.Pelfrey is 1-1 with a 1.71 ERA in three starts lifetime against the Red Sox, but 0-1 with a 1.93 mark in two starts at Fenway. He took a hard-luck loss June 2, 2015, in Boston, holding the Red Sox to one run on five hits in a 1-0 defeat.Red Sox utility man Michael Martinez, who faced Pelfrey as a member of AL Central-rival Cleveland, is 3-for-7 (.429) with a home run and four RBI against him.Hanley Ramirez hasnt been as lucky, going 10-for-53 (.189) with a homer, three RBI and eight strikeouts vs. Pelfrey.Boston will turn to Steven Wright (12-5, 2.67 ERA) to be the stopper for a team that has lost three of four.The knuckleballer has been one of two aces -- the other being Rick Porcello -- on a Boston staff that hasnt gotten much from highly paid lefty David Price.Wright has pitched especially well this season at Fenway, going 7-1 with a 3.20 ERA in 10 home starts.He picked up a victory there Thursday against the Minnesota Twins, throwing eight innings and allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk while striking out a career-high-tying nine.My goal is just to go as deep as I can until they tell me Im done, Wright said Thursday.Wright has made one career start against the Tigers, surrendering four runs on five hits in a 4 1/3-inning loss last July 25. Nick Castellanos (1-for-2 versus Wright) had a two-run double against him in that game.Iglesias is also 1-for-2 with a double, Victor Martinez is 1-for-1 with a walk and James McCann is 0-for-2, but he has an RBI against Wright.Chuck Finley Jersey . -- Canadian Andrew Wiggins got the ball on the wing, made a nifty spin move and then let go with a soft floater from about 10 feet that swished through the net in Allen Fieldhouse. Keynan Middleton Angels Jersey . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. https://www.cheapangels.com/2183j-bobby-knoop-jersey-angels.html . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. Gabriel Bourque scored 3:07 into the second period and Austin Watson tallied 5:15 later for Nashville. Mike Witt Jersey . 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Its all live on Sky Sports, so heres the what, when and where…Will the suspended Jamie Vardy be a loss to Leicester or can the Foxes maintain their lead at the top and bounce back with a win? How will Leicester cope without Jamiee Vardy? What: Leicester v SwanseaWhen: Sunday, 4pmWhere to Watch: Sky Sports 1 HDWho will be the clay court king in Barcelona after Kei Nishikoris two straight wins? Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori are both in action at the Barcelona Open What: ATP 500 Barcelona - TennisWhen: Sunday 4.dddddddddddd30pmWhere to Watch: Sky Sports 3 HDAlso See:Wholl win La Liga?The relegation run-inEdwards: Rhodes can be differenceLive Tennis scores ' ' '