Boston amassed 21 hits and the Tigers made three errors as Detroit suffered its worst loss of the season.
Starter Joe Sparma (8-10) was strafed for nine runs (eight earned) in 2.1 innings. The bullpen wasn't any better; Dave Wickersham (five runs) and Hank Aguirre (six runs, four earned) combined to give up 11 runs in 4.2 innings.
Tigers pitchers also walked eight and hit a batter.
Yastrzemski struck for a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the third. Tony Conigliaro, Mike Ryan and George Scott also homered for the Red Sox.
The Tigers (47-38) got two solo home runs from Willie Horton (16).
The Red Sox' first three hitters each made seven plate appearances.
Yastrzemski scored five runs to go with his two homers and three RBI. He walked once and was hit by a pitch, scoring on each occasion.
Darrell Brandon pitched seven innings to earn the win.
| Game 85 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| BOS | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | X | 20 | 21 | 1 |
WP- Brandon
LP- Sparma (8-10)
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