Red Sox out at home; Tigers' rally ends Fenway win streak.(Sports)

Byline: JEFF HORRIGAN

The feeling that no lead is safe at Fenway Park usually haunts visiting teams on Yawkey Way, where the Red Sox regularly erase large deficits.

Last night, however, the Detroit Tigers turned the tables by overcoming an early 6-0 deficit and pounding the Red Sox, 12-8, to bring an emphatic end to the Sox' 14-game home winning streak and allow their lead in the AL East to slip to 1 1/2 games over the second-place New York Yankees. It marked the largest lead squandered by the Sox in a losing effort since June 28, 2003, when they blew a seven-run lead vs. the Florida Marlins before falling, 10-9.

Bronson Arroyo turned in an absolute stinker by surrendering seven runs in 5 1/3 innings, while rookie sensation Jonathan Papelbon handed over the lead by allowing Detroit batters to use the Green Monster like a racquetball wall. The Tigers hit five balls off the famed left field wall, including a pair off Papelbon (0-1) by the first two batters he faced in the decisive, three-run sixth inning. Brandon Inge greeted him with a double that tied the score at 7-7 and Omar Infante followed with a similar shot that put the Tigers ahead for the duration.

Arroyo surrendered exactly seven runs for the fourth time this season on eight hits in 5 1/3 nnings. It appeared that the Sox were going to be a lopsided laugher after they pounded Tigers starting pitcher Sean Douglass for six runs in the third inning, but Arroyo embraced the lead as if it were a thorn bush.

Arroyo surrendered five runs in the fourth inning and departed in the sixth with a slim 7-6 lead, only to see Papelbon come out of the bullpen to immediately surrender the advantage.

After being held to five-or-fewer runs in the final eight games of their season-long, 10-game road trip, the Sox exploded for nine runs in Friday's win and appeared destined to blow past that in the early going last night.

Douglass, who has an 8.48 ERA vs. the Red Sox in nine career appearances, allowed consecutive, no-out singles to Tony Graffanino, Johnny Damon and Edgar Renteria in the third as the game's first run came across. David Ortiz followed Renteria by blasting Douglass' next pitch over the Green Monster for his 32nd homer of the season and first in 10 days, extending the lead to 4-0. Trot Nixon followed two batters later with a wallop off the top of the center field wall and into the bleachers for his first homer since July 15 and his 15th overall of the season. Bill Mueller made it a seemingly-comfortable 6-0 lead with a two-out, RBI single.

Even though he was called on to pitch 1 2/3 innings of relief in Wednesday's 11-inning loss in Kansas City, Arroyo didn't show any signs of fatigue early on and breezed through the first three innings, facing the minimum of nine batters. The fourth inning was an entirely different story.

Just after being provided a six-run cushion, Arroyo surrendered five runs and allowed the Tigers to bat around to halt the momentum. Dmitri Young put his team on the board in emphatic fashion by following a pair of singles and a walk with a blast into the right field seats for his fourth career grand slam. Detroit then narrowed its deficit to 6-5 on consecutive, two-out doubles by Brandon Inge and Omar Infante.

Douglass' evening ended when he walked Graffanino to open the fourth. Tigers reliever Roman Colon initially was no better. He threw a pair of wild pitches that allowed Graffanino to score, but the 7-5 Sox lead proved flimsy.

The Tigers chased Arroyo in the sixth on doubles by Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Pena, which cut it to 7-6, and Inge and Infante then rudely greeted Papelbon.

Caption: ALL DONE: Red Sox starter Bronson Arroyo walks off the field after being removed in the sixth inning of last night's 12-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. Arroyo allowed seven runs in 5 1/3 innings. STAFF PHOTO BY TIM CORREIRA

Red Sox out at home; Tigers' rally ends Fenway win streak.(Sports)

Byline: JEFF HORRIGAN

The feeling that no lead is safe at Fenway Park usually haunts visiting teams on Yawkey Way, where the Red Sox regularly erase large deficits.

Last night, however, the Detroit Tigers turned the tables by overcoming an early 6-0 deficit and pounding the Red Sox, 12-8, to bring an emphatic end to the Sox' 14-game home winning streak and allow their lead in the AL East to slip to 1 1/2 games over the second-place New York Yankees. It marked the largest lead squandered by the Sox in a losing effort since June 28, 2003, when they blew a seven-run lead vs. the Florida Marlins before falling, 10-9.

Bronson Arroyo turned in an absolute stinker by surrendering seven runs in 5 1/3 innings, while rookie sensation Jonathan Papelbon handed over the lead by allowing Detroit batters to use the Green Monster like a racquetball wall. The Tigers hit five balls off the famed left field wall, including a pair off Papelbon (0-1) by the first two batters he faced in the decisive, three-run sixth inning. Brandon Inge greeted him with a double that tied the score at 7-7 and Omar Infante followed with a similar shot that put the Tigers ahead for the duration.

Arroyo surrendered exactly seven runs for the fourth time this season on eight hits in 5 1/3 nnings. It appeared that the Sox were going to be a lopsided laugher after they pounded Tigers starting pitcher Sean Douglass for six runs in the third inning, but Arroyo embraced the lead as if it were a thorn bush.

Arroyo surrendered five runs in the fourth inning and departed in the sixth with a slim 7-6 lead, only to see Papelbon come out of the bullpen to immediately surrender the advantage.

After being held to five-or-fewer runs in the final eight games of their season-long, 10-game road trip, the Sox exploded for nine runs in Friday's win and appeared destined to blow past that in the early going last night.

Douglass, who has an 8.48 ERA vs. the Red Sox in nine career appearances, allowed consecutive, no-out singles to Tony Graffanino, Johnny Damon and Edgar Renteria in the third as the game's first run came across. David Ortiz followed Renteria by blasting Douglass' next pitch over the Green Monster for his 32nd homer of the season and first in 10 days, extending the lead to 4-0. Trot Nixon followed two batters later with a wallop off the top of the center field wall and into the bleachers for his first homer since July 15 and his 15th overall of the season. Bill Mueller made it a seemingly-comfortable 6-0 lead with a two-out, RBI single.

Even though he was called on to pitch 1 2/3 innings of relief in Wednesday's 11-inning loss in Kansas City, Arroyo didn't show any signs of fatigue early on and breezed through the first three innings, facing the minimum of nine batters. The fourth inning was an entirely different story.

Just after being provided a six-run cushion, Arroyo surrendered five runs and allowed the Tigers to bat around to halt the momentum. Dmitri Young put his team on the board in emphatic fashion by following a pair of singles and a walk with a blast into the right field seats for his fourth career grand slam. Detroit then narrowed its deficit to 6-5 on consecutive, two-out doubles by Brandon Inge and Omar Infante.

Douglass' evening ended when he walked Graffanino to open the fourth. Tigers reliever Roman Colon initially was no better. He threw a pair of wild pitches that allowed Graffanino to score, but the 7-5 Sox lead proved flimsy.

The Tigers chased Arroyo in the sixth on doubles by Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Pena, which cut it to 7-6, and Inge and Infante then rudely greeted Papelbon.

Caption: ALL DONE: Red Sox starter Bronson Arroyo walks off the field after being removed in the sixth inning of last night's 12-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. Arroyo allowed seven runs in 5 1/3 innings. STAFF PHOTO BY TIM CORREIRA

Red Sox out at home; Tigers' rally ends Fenway win streak.(Sports)

Byline: JEFF HORRIGAN

The feeling that no lead is safe at Fenway Park usually haunts visiting teams on Yawkey Way, where the Red Sox regularly erase large deficits.

Last night, however, the Detroit Tigers turned the tables by overcoming an early 6-0 deficit and pounding the Red Sox, 12-8, to bring an emphatic end to the Sox' 14-game home winning streak and allow their lead in the AL East to slip to 1 1/2 games over the second-place New York Yankees. It marked the largest lead squandered by the Sox in a losing effort since June 28, 2003, when they blew a seven-run lead vs. the Florida Marlins before falling, 10-9.

Bronson Arroyo turned in an absolute stinker by surrendering seven runs in 5 1/3 innings, while rookie sensation Jonathan Papelbon handed over the lead by allowing Detroit batters to use the Green Monster like a racquetball wall. The Tigers hit five balls off the famed left field wall, including a pair off Papelbon (0-1) by the first two batters he faced in the decisive, three-run sixth inning. Brandon Inge greeted him with a double that tied the score at 7-7 and Omar Infante followed with a similar shot that put the Tigers ahead for the duration.

Arroyo surrendered exactly seven runs for the fourth time this season on eight hits in 5 1/3 nnings. It appeared that the Sox were going to be a lopsided laugher after they pounded Tigers starting pitcher Sean Douglass for six runs in the third inning, but Arroyo embraced the lead as if it were a thorn bush.

Arroyo surrendered five runs in the fourth inning and departed in the sixth with a slim 7-6 lead, only to see Papelbon come out of the bullpen to immediately surrender the advantage.

After being held to five-or-fewer runs in the final eight games of their season-long, 10-game road trip, the Sox exploded for nine runs in Friday's win and appeared destined to blow past that in the early going last night.

Douglass, who has an 8.48 ERA vs. the Red Sox in nine career appearances, allowed consecutive, no-out singles to Tony Graffanino, Johnny Damon and Edgar Renteria in the third as the game's first run came across. David Ortiz followed Renteria by blasting Douglass' next pitch over the Green Monster for his 32nd homer of the season and first in 10 days, extending the lead to 4-0. Trot Nixon followed two batters later with a wallop off the top of the center field wall and into the bleachers for his first homer since July 15 and his 15th overall of the season. Bill Mueller made it a seemingly-comfortable 6-0 lead with a two-out, RBI single.

Even though he was called on to pitch 1 2/3 innings of relief in Wednesday's 11-inning loss in Kansas City, Arroyo didn't show any signs of fatigue early on and breezed through the first three innings, facing the minimum of nine batters. The fourth inning was an entirely different story.

Just after being provided a six-run cushion, Arroyo surrendered five runs and allowed the Tigers to bat around to halt the momentum. Dmitri Young put his team on the board in emphatic fashion by following a pair of singles and a walk with a blast into the right field seats for his fourth career grand slam. Detroit then narrowed its deficit to 6-5 on consecutive, two-out doubles by Brandon Inge and Omar Infante.

Douglass' evening ended when he walked Graffanino to open the fourth. Tigers reliever Roman Colon initially was no better. He threw a pair of wild pitches that allowed Graffanino to score, but the 7-5 Sox lead proved flimsy.

The Tigers chased Arroyo in the sixth on doubles by Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Pena, which cut it to 7-6, and Inge and Infante then rudely greeted Papelbon.

Caption: ALL DONE: Red Sox starter Bronson Arroyo walks off the field after being removed in the sixth inning of last night's 12-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. Arroyo allowed seven runs in 5 1/3 innings. STAFF PHOTO BY TIM CORREIRA

Red Sox out at home; Tigers' rally ends Fenway win streak.(Sports)

Byline: JEFF HORRIGAN

The feeling that no lead is safe at Fenway Park usually haunts visiting teams on Yawkey Way, where the Red Sox regularly erase large deficits.

Last night, however, the Detroit Tigers turned the tables by overcoming an early 6-0 deficit and pounding the Red Sox, 12-8, to bring an emphatic end to the Sox' 14-game home winning streak and allow their lead in the AL East to slip to 1 1/2 games over the second-place New York Yankees. It marked the largest lead squandered by the Sox in a losing effort since June 28, 2003, when they blew a seven-run lead vs. the Florida Marlins before falling, 10-9.

Bronson Arroyo turned in an absolute stinker by surrendering seven runs in 5 1/3 innings, while rookie sensation Jonathan Papelbon handed over the lead by allowing Detroit batters to use the Green Monster like a racquetball wall. The Tigers hit five balls off the famed left field wall, including a pair off Papelbon (0-1) by the first two batters he faced in the decisive, three-run sixth inning. Brandon Inge greeted him with a double that tied the score at 7-7 and Omar Infante followed with a similar shot that put the Tigers ahead for the duration.

Arroyo surrendered exactly seven runs for the fourth time this season on eight hits in 5 1/3 nnings. It appeared that the Sox were going to be a lopsided laugher after they pounded Tigers starting pitcher Sean Douglass for six runs in the third inning, but Arroyo embraced the lead as if it were a thorn bush.

Arroyo surrendered five runs in the fourth inning and departed in the sixth with a slim 7-6 lead, only to see Papelbon come out of the bullpen to immediately surrender the advantage.

After being held to five-or-fewer runs in the final eight games of their season-long, 10-game road trip, the Sox exploded for nine runs in Friday's win and appeared destined to blow past that in the early going last night.

Douglass, who has an 8.48 ERA vs. the Red Sox in nine career appearances, allowed consecutive, no-out singles to Tony Graffanino, Johnny Damon and Edgar Renteria in the third as the game's first run came across. David Ortiz followed Renteria by blasting Douglass' next pitch over the Green Monster for his 32nd homer of the season and first in 10 days, extending the lead to 4-0. Trot Nixon followed two batters later with a wallop off the top of the center field wall and into the bleachers for his first homer since July 15 and his 15th overall of the season. Bill Mueller made it a seemingly-comfortable 6-0 lead with a two-out, RBI single.

Even though he was called on to pitch 1 2/3 innings of relief in Wednesday's 11-inning loss in Kansas City, Arroyo didn't show any signs of fatigue early on and breezed through the first three innings, facing the minimum of nine batters. The fourth inning was an entirely different story.

Just after being provided a six-run cushion, Arroyo surrendered five runs and allowed the Tigers to bat around to halt the momentum. Dmitri Young put his team on the board in emphatic fashion by following a pair of singles and a walk with a blast into the right field seats for his fourth career grand slam. Detroit then narrowed its deficit to 6-5 on consecutive, two-out doubles by Brandon Inge and Omar Infante.

Douglass' evening ended when he walked Graffanino to open the fourth. Tigers reliever Roman Colon initially was no better. He threw a pair of wild pitches that allowed Graffanino to score, but the 7-5 Sox lead proved flimsy.

The Tigers chased Arroyo in the sixth on doubles by Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Pena, which cut it to 7-6, and Inge and Infante then rudely greeted Papelbon.

Caption: ALL DONE: Red Sox starter Bronson Arroyo walks off the field after being removed in the sixth inning of last night's 12-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. Arroyo allowed seven runs in 5 1/3 innings. STAFF PHOTO BY TIM CORREIRA

Red Sox out at home; Tigers' rally ends Fenway win streak.(Sports)

Byline: JEFF HORRIGAN

The feeling that no lead is safe at Fenway Park usually haunts visiting teams on Yawkey Way, where the Red Sox regularly erase large deficits.

Last night, however, the Detroit Tigers turned the tables by overcoming an early 6-0 deficit and pounding the Red Sox, 12-8, to bring an emphatic end to the Sox' 14-game home winning streak and allow their lead in the AL East to slip to 1 1/2 games over the second-place New York Yankees. It marked the largest lead squandered by the Sox in a losing effort since June 28, 2003, when they blew a seven-run lead vs. the Florida Marlins before falling, 10-9.

Bronson Arroyo turned in an absolute stinker by surrendering seven runs in 5 1/3 innings, while rookie sensation Jonathan Papelbon handed over the lead by allowing Detroit batters to use the Green Monster like a racquetball wall. The Tigers hit five balls off the famed left field wall, including a pair off Papelbon (0-1) by the first two batters he faced in the decisive, three-run sixth inning. Brandon Inge greeted him with a double that tied the score at 7-7 and Omar Infante followed with a similar shot that put the Tigers ahead for the duration.

Arroyo surrendered exactly seven runs for the fourth time this season on eight hits in 5 1/3 nnings. It appeared that the Sox were going to be a lopsided laugher after they pounded Tigers starting pitcher Sean Douglass for six runs in the third inning, but Arroyo embraced the lead as if it were a thorn bush.

Arroyo surrendered five runs in the fourth inning and departed in the sixth with a slim 7-6 lead, only to see Papelbon come out of the bullpen to immediately surrender the advantage.

After being held to five-or-fewer runs in the final eight games of their season-long, 10-game road trip, the Sox exploded for nine runs in Friday's win and appeared destined to blow past that in the early going last night.

Douglass, who has an 8.48 ERA vs. the Red Sox in nine career appearances, allowed consecutive, no-out singles to Tony Graffanino, Johnny Damon and Edgar Renteria in the third as the game's first run came across. David Ortiz followed Renteria by blasting Douglass' next pitch over the Green Monster for his 32nd homer of the season and first in 10 days, extending the lead to 4-0. Trot Nixon followed two batters later with a wallop off the top of the center field wall and into the bleachers for his first homer since July 15 and his 15th overall of the season. Bill Mueller made it a seemingly-comfortable 6-0 lead with a two-out, RBI single.

Even though he was called on to pitch 1 2/3 innings of relief in Wednesday's 11-inning loss in Kansas City, Arroyo didn't show any signs of fatigue early on and breezed through the first three innings, facing the minimum of nine batters. The fourth inning was an entirely different story.

Just after being provided a six-run cushion, Arroyo surrendered five runs and allowed the Tigers to bat around to halt the momentum. Dmitri Young put his team on the board in emphatic fashion by following a pair of singles and a walk with a blast into the right field seats for his fourth career grand slam. Detroit then narrowed its deficit to 6-5 on consecutive, two-out doubles by Brandon Inge and Omar Infante.

Douglass' evening ended when he walked Graffanino to open the fourth. Tigers reliever Roman Colon initially was no better. He threw a pair of wild pitches that allowed Graffanino to score, but the 7-5 Sox lead proved flimsy.

The Tigers chased Arroyo in the sixth on doubles by Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Pena, which cut it to 7-6, and Inge and Infante then rudely greeted Papelbon.

Caption: ALL DONE: Red Sox starter Bronson Arroyo walks off the field after being removed in the sixth inning of last night's 12-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. Arroyo allowed seven runs in 5 1/3 innings. STAFF PHOTO BY TIM CORREIRA