Martínez, the Red Sox right-hander, struck out six batters in the first three innings, pitched out of trouble in the fourth and fifth innings, and in the sixth, he was saved by the elements.
fastball, and in the sixth he did the same to Fielder.
Kerr's side started positively, and in the sixth minute, things got even better.
His next time up, he flied out to shallow center and, in the sixth, he grounded out to third.
In the fifth he grounded out to short, and in the sixth he bounced back to Moore.
The Tigers scored in the third, on George Lombard's double with two outs, and in the sixth, on an error.
In the corner, Tyson's trainer had only survivalist counsel to offer: "Breathe, Mike, breathe!" And in the sixth Tyson tried everything.
But in the fifth he ran into trouble — some of it his fault — and in the sixth he gave up a leadoff home run to Sean Rodriguez.
The Mets yapped from the bench, and in the sixth inning, the plate umpire Jim Wolf ejected Manager Jerry Manuel for arguing.
