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BOSTON -- Jim Leyland watched Boston score three times to take the lead and then couldn't hold back anymore. He argued with the umpires until they tossed him from the game, then erupted in the visitor's clubhouse after it was over.
"There shouldn't have been a second-inning rally," the Tigers manager said, his voice rising, after the Red Sox beat Detroit 7-4 on Monday. "There were three outs. I've been in the game a long time. ... You guys need to write something and hold people accountable."
With two outs and a runner on second, Boston's Mike Aviles swung at what would have been strike three. It was ruled a foul tip by plate umpire Jeff Nelson, and on appeal to first base ump Bill Welke the ball was determined to hit the dirt before catcher Gerald Laird could glove it.
Replays appeared to show a clean swing and miss by Aviles, and Laird clearly caught the ball before it could hit the ground, meaning Aviles should have been out.
Aviles then lined an RBI single to center. Daniel Nava doubled him home and scored on Pedroia's single to make it 4-1 before Adrian Gonzales hit an inning-ending groundout to first base.
