BOSTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard and Jonathan Papelbon combined for a five-hit shutout on a rainy Wednesday in Boston to bring the Red Sox a 1-0 win over Detroit.
The game was scoreless when it was interrupted by showers in the top of the eighth. After Bard completed a 1-2-3 inning, Carl Crawford drew a two-out walk in the bottom half of the frame and scored on a double by Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
Papelbon gave up a leadoff double to Victor Martinez in the ninth and pinch-runner Andy Dirks reached third with one out. Papelbon then struck out Alex Avila and Ryan Raburn to end the game and grab his eighth save.
Bard (1-3) got the win in relief of Buchholz, who struck out seven and gave up four hits with one walk in seven innings.
The Boston run came off Daniel Schlereth (0-1), the third of four Detroit pitchers.
The Tigers went hitless in 10 chances with runners in scoring position. After winning seven in a row, Detroit has lost two straight.
