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.
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