Missed call leads to 1st run in Sox-Tigers tilt

DETROIT — What was already an unusual afternoon for the Red Sox — with a series-opening Thursday matinee against the Tigers at Comerica Park — became a little more strange after a near-catch by Jackie Bradley Jr. that was initially ruled an out and overturned to a single after a Tigers challenge.

Bradley, who made a highlight catch here last August, came close to another in the second inning on Thursday. With no outs and J.D. Martinez on first, Bradley had a read on Casey McGehee’s liner to right-center and got his glove on the ball with a diving attempt. However, the ball bounced away and hit the ground as Bradley slid.

First-base umpire Jerry Layne, …

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