Boston Red Sox defeat Detroit Tigers, 7-5

It took a benches-clearing brawl and the ejection of Kevin Youkilis to get Mike Lowell into the game, but what a welcome tradeoff for the Red Sox in a 7-5 win over Detroit last night at Fenway Park.

Lowell has been spending more time on the bench lately after the team acquired Victor Martinez from the Indians in a trade deadline deal. Lowell has played in 17 of 23 games after returning from the disabled list July 17. While the classy third baseman, who has been red-hot ...