C Christian Vazquez was not in the starting lineup. He entered the game in the ninth inning to play third base. It was the second time in his career playing third. He also played there in a June 19 loss at Kansas City.

RHP Kyle Martin entered the game in the seventh inning, making his major league debut. His is the fifth player to make his major league debut for the Red Sox this season.

RF Andrew Romine made his first career start in right field. He had made three appearances in right, a total of 5 1/3 innings. Romine has started at every position this year except catcher and pitcher. The last Tiger to do that was Shane Halter, a former Royal, in 2000.

SS Xander Bogaerts was back in the starting lineup on Thursday for the first time since Monday. He had been bothered by a muscle contusion and a sprained right hand after being hit by a pitch. He went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored.

2B Ian Kinsler went 7-for-20 with three doubles and two triples in the four games. He had a two-run double Thursday. The last Tiger with more than five extra-base hits during a four-game road series was Chris Shelton, who had six, April 6-9, 2006 at Texas.

RHP Anibal Sanchez will make his fifth start Friday since being recalled from Triple-A Toledo. Overall, he is 1-0 with a 6.08 ERA, including 11 relief appearances. Sanchez went 0-2 with a 4.60 ERA in four Mud Hens starts.

C Salvador Perez hit his 10th career triple on Wednesday. On Thursday, he stole his third career base. It is the first time in his career he has had a triple and swiped a base in the same month.

LHP Danny Duffy won at home for the first time since May 18 against the Yankees. He is 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA in his past four starts. After losing his previous start 1-0 to Texas, the Royals scored 16 runs, including eight in the first three innings, for Duffy to beat the Tigers. "It was awesome," Duffy said of the offense. "I said it my last start, for every one of those you don't get any runs there's going to be five that you do. I don't feel like I deserve this win today. I felt like the team did, the bullpen did. I did something that's probably my least favorite thing to do and that's burn the bullpen. That's not a good thing to do, but they held it down for me."

DH Brandon Moss had a two-run double in the third and a two-run single in the eighth. He has five RBIs in his past two games after having just two RBIs in his previous 29 games. "I'm just trying to contribute, honestly," Moss said. "When you're start going bad and you're not getting hits, for me you start trying to hit home runs," Moss said. "Obviously, it was not working out. It's not going to work every time. You're not going to get a hit every night, but just do something. That's my mindset right now."

LF Darrell Ceciliani dislocated left shoulder) was sent on a rehab assignment to Class A Dunedin. He went 1-for-3 with a strikeout Thursday for Dunedin. He was placed on the disabled list May 19 after appearing in three games for the Blue Jays.

RHP Ian Kennedy, who starts Friday, has not-so-fond memories of facing the White Sox this season. He lost to them 8-3 on May 5 and left in the fifth inning with a strained right hamstring that landed him on the disabled list. This will be his seventh career start against the White Sox.

OF Howie Kendrick (hamstring) was sent on a rehab assignment to Double-A Reading. He went 1-for-4 with a home run, an RBI and two runs scored for Reading Thursday.

RHP Frankie Montas was recalled from Triple-A Nashville. He is 1-1 with a 6.91 ERA for the Athletics this year. He had been sent down to Nashville on June 11.

LHP Jaime Garcia may be dealt to the Minnesota Twins. According to multiple media reports Thursday night, the teams were attempting to complete a trade featuring the veteran pitcher. Minnesota reportedly would send Atlanta only minor league talent in the deal.Garcia, 31, is 3-7 with a 4.33 ERA in 17 starts for Atlanta this year. He pitched well in his most recent outing, tossing seven innings of one-run ball in a 7-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. However, in his previous four appearances, he went 0-2 with a 9.41 ERA, part of a seven-start winless streak.The Braves acquired Garcia last December from the Cardinals for RHP John Gant and two minor-leaguers.Garcia, who is making $11.5 million this year, will be a free agent after the season.

2B Danny Espinosa was released by the Angels. He had been designated for assignment on July 16. In 77 games, he hit .162 with a .276 on-base percentage, with six home rims, 29 RBI and 91 strikeouts in 228 at-bats.

3B Josh Rutledge was sent on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Pawtucket. He went 1-for-4 with a strikeout for Pawtucket Thursday. Rutledge had been placed on the Rutledge on the 10-day disabled list July 3 with a concussion.

RHP Doug Fister allowed four walks in Toronto's four-run third inning. He had not allowed more than three walks in his four prior appearances this season.

RHP Jimmy Nelson yielded four runs in five innings for the Brewers, but other than Gregory Polanco's home run, most of the Pirates' other hits were not especially well-struck. "I thought Jimmy pitched really well," Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. "I thought he pitched beautifully. He just got burned by some softer contact."

C Manny Pina scored one of the Brewers two runs and had two hits, including a double for his first extra-base hit since July 3.

2B Jonathan Villar, who has been struggling most of the season for Milwaukee, went 2-for-5 with a double.