LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Daisuke Matsuzaka emerged from a spring training slump, throwing five shutout innings to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in 10 innings.
Matsuzaka entered with an 11.42 ERA in three games this spring, but allowed only two hits and struck out five against the Tigers. Darnell McDonald homered in the 10th to win it for the Red Sox.
Jacoby Ellsbury also went deep for Boston.
Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera hit his second homer of the spring and boosted his average to .306 after a slow start. Justin Verlander pitched 5 1-3 innings and allowed an earned run that raised his spring ERA to 1.20. He struck out five and walked none.
