Enmanuel Valdez hits 2 homers as Red Sox beat Tigers 6

BOSTON (AP) — Enmanuel Valdez homered twice for his first career multihomer game and drove in three runs to power the Boston Red Sox past the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Saturday.

The Red Sox improved to 32-9 — and 17-5 in the past two years — wearing their City Connect uniforms with bright yellow jerseys and powder blue lettering, numbers and hats since they were introduced in 2021.

Boston center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela made spectacular full-length diving catch on Wenceel Pérez’s shot in the right-center gap in the sixth and turned it into an inning-ending double play by throwing to second to double up Matt Vierling.

“I feel you can kind of see the reaction by all the guys in the dugout, tipping their caps and stuff,” said winning pitcher Cooper Criswell, when asked about players’ response to the catch. “It’s special. Not too many guys out there are making that play.”