Overview
- Back from a right hamstring strain, Sonny Gray started Wednesday in Detroit and threw five innings in a 4-0 win that sealed a three-game sweep.
- The Red Sox reinstated Gray from the 15-day injured list earlier Wednesday and optioned left-hander Alec Gamboa to Triple-A to clear a roster spot.
- Gray took the mound without a rehab start, matching interim manager Chad Tracy’s plan laid out the day before.
- Tigers starter Jack Flaherty struck out 10 but gave up four runs, two earned, in five innings as two runs scored on a grounder that got past third base.
- Boston still has rotation concerns with Garrett Crochet out and Ranger Suárez uncertain, so Gray’s return reduces strain without resolving the wider depth issues.