DETROIT -- David Ortiz homered after being honored by the Tigers as the Boston Red Sox beat Detroit 3-2 on a rainy Saturday night. Martin St. Louis Jersey .Ortiz was given a pregame tribute, then hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning.James McCann and J.D. Martinez homered for the Tigers, who have lost 10 of 13.The start of the game was delayed 80 minutes by storms that moved into the area during the afternoon, and another heavy downpour interrupted the game for about 71 minutes after the fifth inning.Drew Pomeranz (2-2) gave up one run and four hits in five innings. He struck out three, but did not walk a batter. Craig Kimbrel got the last four outs for his 22nd save.Justin Upton doubled off the top of the wall in center field with two out in the ninth, but Casey McGehee struck out to end the game at 12:17 am.Daniel Norris (1-2) took the loss, giving up three runs and eight hits in his five innings. He walked two and struck out four while escaping multiple jams.Boston took the lead in the third, but could have had a much bigger inning. Dustin Pedroia, Xander Bogaerts and Ortiz started it with singles to load the bases, but Mookie Betts hit into a double play.Pedroia scored and Norris walked Hanley Ramirez before retiring Jackie Bradley Jr. to end the inning.McCann then tied the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the inning.Ortiz, though, broke the tie in the fifth with his second homer in two nights. The two-run shot gave him 1,500 RBI with the Red Sox.The Tigers put their first two runners on in the bottom of the fifth, but McCann hit into a double play and Andrew Romine grounded out. Moments later, the second storm hit, resulting in a 71-minute delay.Martinez pulled the Tigers to 3-2 with a long homer to left in the seventh. Matt Barnes walked two batters in the eighth, but Erick Aybar popped out on the first pitch he saw for the second out.That brought Kimbrel in to face Miguel Cabrera for the first time in their careers. Cabrera lined out to left field on an 0-1 pitch.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: OF Chris Young (hamstring) has played in six rehab games with Triple-A Pawtucket, and is hitting .211 (4-for-19) with two doubles. He has also played three games in left field.Tigers: OF Cameron Maybin (wrist) took batting practice with the team in the indoor cages under the stands. The Tigers hope to have him back in about a week.THANKING BIG PAPITigers general manager Al Avila, DH Victor Martinez and 1B Miguel Cabrera (in Spanish) all thanked Ortiz for his career in the pregame ceremony, and then presented him with a large framed photo of him playing in the 2005 All-Star Game at Comerica Park.During his speech, Avila joked about Detroit also always remembering the damage Ortiz has done -- a reference to his series-changing grand slam in the 2013 ALCS -- while Cabrera pleaded with him to play one more season.UP NEXTThe teams finish the four-game series Sunday afternoon with Detroit ace Justin Verlander (12-7, 3.44) facing Bostons Eduardo Rodriguez (2-5, 5.11). The Red Sox are one of the few teams with a positive record against Verlander, who is 4-5 with a 3.05 ERA in 14 starts against them. Jamie Benn Canada Jersey . "No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. "Its still the same cranky Phil. Matt Duchene World Cup Jersey . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. http://www.hockeyteamcanadajerseystore.com/dale-hawerchuk-Canada-jersey/ . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas has no chance of returning this season after suffering a broken left leg (tibia) Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, coach Pete Carroll said.Hes got a serious recovery that hes got to go through, and its going to take a while, Carroll said Monday.Thomas suffered the injury in the second quarter when he collided with teammate Kam Chancellor. Carroll said he didnt have a definitive timetable on Thomas recovery and did not know whether the safety would have to have surgery.Thomas later told ESPNs Ed Werder in a text message that he is not planning to have surgery but intends to have the leg immobilized in a cast to allow natural healing, if possible.Thomas also told Werder he still considers retiring from the NFL a possibility.Im taking it one day at a time. I still feel the same way I felt last night, Thomas wrote in a text that he said could be made public.During Sundays game -- a 40-7 Seattle victory -- Thomas tweeted after the injury that the thought of retirement had crossed his mind.He was going through at the time the emotional part of dealing with an injury thats a serious setback, Carroll said. Patrick Marleau Team Canada Jersey. In another message to Werder, Thomas said, You have to remember my team is still fighting I dont want to become a distraction.A five-time Pro Bowler, Thomas had started every game of his career -- 118 straight games, playoffs included -- until he missed the Seahawks Week 12 game with a hamstring injury.Third-year player Steven Terrell will replace Thomas in the starting lineup.Meanwhile, on the offensive side of the ball, a source told ESPNs Adam Schefter that the team intends to sign veteran fullback Marcel Reece.Seahawks fullback Will Tukuafu suffered a concussion Sunday night against the Panthers.Reece, 31, spent seven seasons with the Oakland Raiders and made the Pro Bowl three times. He appeared in 15 games in 2015.The Raiders cut Reece in September after he served a four-game suspension for violating the NFLs policy on performance-enhancing substances. 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