Boston Red Sox starter Kyle Harrison only managed to throw three innings against the Detroit Tigers on Friday. He struck out six hitters, but his command was an issue. He walked three hitters and surrendered three hits before exiting the game in the fourth inning with the bases loaded.

Early in the season, Harrison might have been allowed to clean up his own mess. In September, with the postseason on the line, Red Sox manager Alex Cora emerged from the dugout and pointed to his bullpen with 18 outs remaining.

Justin Slaten entered the game with runners on second and third with one out in the fourth. He faced three hitters and recorded two outs without allowing the runners to advance. Steven Matz took over to face Riley Greene and needed one pitch to end the inning and keep the deficit at

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