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BOSTON -- As if pitching at Fenway Park for the first time wasnt enough, Michael Fulmer also has the task of guiding the Detroit Tigers to an important sweep of the Boston Red Sox.The rookie Fulmer (9-2, 2.41 ERA) opposes the Red Sox for the first time in his career Wednesday as the Tigers look to take three straight against one of the majors premier teams.Its nice to know that weve won two out of three, but Id like to get a little greedy and win three out of three, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said after Tuesdays 9-8 shootout victory.While Fulmer hasnt pitched at baseballs oldest ballpark, the 23-year-old has done some of his best work on the road this season, going 7-2 with a 2.80 ERA in 11 starts away from Comerica Park.However, his last start wasnt one of those instances, as Fulmer gave up a career-worst-tying four runs (four earned) on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts in five innings of a no-decision against the Chicago White Sox.That bumpy start followed a solid stretch in which Fulmer hadnt surrendered more than two runs in 10 consecutive starts.Fulmer has been a breath of fresh air for Detroit (53-48), which sits 5 1/2 games out of first place behind American League Central-leading Cleveland.The Tigers are also only 3 1/2 back in the AL wild-card chase. Boston (55-43) holds one of those two coveted spots, trailing Toronto by 1/2 a game for the top wild-card spot.The Red Sox turn to young southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez (2-4, 6.70 ERA) in desperate need of a strong performance as they try to reverse a stretch of four losses in five games.It is frustrating when you put up that many runs on the board and come away on the wrong side, Boston manager John Farrell said after his team scored nine runs in a loss.Fortunately for them, Rodriguez has turned in nothing but solid starts in his first two outings back from a stint with Triple-A Pawtucket to fix mechanical issues.Rodriguez followed up a one-run, seven-inning victory against the Yankees in New York July 16 with a hard-luck loss last Friday.He surrendered just two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out a season-high eight in 5 1/3 innings, but took the loss in a 2-1 setback against Minnesota.Rodriguez is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in one career start against the Tigers, striking out six and giving up one run on three hits and a walk over seven innings in Bostons 11-1 rout of Detroit last July 26.Nick Castellanos is 1-for-3 with a solo home run against Rodriguez. 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Roberto Hernandez (4-6) allowed three runs and seven hits over seven-plus innings. Lester (6-3) had his winless streak reach five starts, including three losses, since beating the Rays on May 15. The left-hander gave up seven runs, eight hits and seven walks in 4 2-3 innings. "Over the last two or three, I think Ive thrown the ball better than what the linescore showed," Lester said. "This one, obviously, it is what it is. Its just terrible. I did a terrible job of helping our bullpen out, a terrible job of keeping the ball down in the zone. The list goes on. This is solely on me. I just flat out didnt get it done." The teams were coming off a testy 14-inning game Monday night won by the Red Sox 10-8 that took 5 hours, 24 minutes. An on-field scrum took place in the sixth after Bostons John Lackey hit Joyce in the centre of the back with a pitch. Lackey insisted he meant no harm, though the Rays hardly were convinced of that as Joyce and Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon both said it was intentional. "Im sure he was, definitely, mentally involved in this game," Maddon said of Joyce. "He had himself a nice night."t; Hernandez hit Dustin Pedroia, who was leading off the eighth Tuesday, with a pitch that got away from the right-hander.ddddddddddddPedroia immediately ran to first base and nothing else ensued. The Rays grabbed a 4-3 lead during the third on run-scoring singles by Ryan Roberts and Jose Molina. Longoria made it 5-3 on a solo shot in the fourth. Tampa Bay took a 2-1 advantage on Jennings solo homer in the second. He also had a solo drive off Jose De La Torre in the fifth for his third career multihomer game. "Anytime they get over the fence it feels pretty good," Jennings said. Mike Napoli had a two-run single in the third that put Boston ahead 3-2. After Pedroia gave the Red Sox a 1-0 lead in the first with a sacrifice fly, Tampa Bay tied it in the bottom half when James Loney walked with bases loaded on the fourth free pass of the inning issued by Lester. "The first inning kind of sums up the whole night," Lester said. "I was not able to repeat whatever pitch it may be, fastball, curveball, changeup, cutter. I just was not able to repeat, whether it be a location or just the pitch itself. Its not good." Bostons Jose Iglesias extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a single in the third. Pedroia had his 14-game hitting streak end. NOTES: Joyce is 4 for 8 with two homers against Lester. ... The Rays have hit four or more homers in consecutive games for the first time in team history. ... Boston RHP Clay Buchholz (neck stiffness) will have his next start on Friday pushed back at least two days. ... Tampa Bay LHP David Price (strained left triceps) will throw in a simulated game Thursday. ... 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