DETROIT -- Avisail Garcia lifted a fly ball to right field, Daniel Nava drifted back to make the play -- and then a sloppy game swung in Detroits favour for good. Nava appeared to have the ball in his glove, but when it came free second base umpire Mike DiMuro ruled there was no catch. That was the first of two Boston errors that helped the Tigers score three runs in the eighth inning en route to a 7-5 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday. "Sometimes its your day, sometimes it isnt," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. Justin Verlander struggled again for Detroit, but the Tigers rallied to win when Boston made a complete mess of the last few innings. The Red Sox allowed Detroit to tie the game at 4 in the seventh on a hit batter with the bases loaded -- and then in the eighth, they gave up three runs on one hit. Boston was convinced afterward that DiMuro had gotten the games key call wrong. "I know I made the catch," Nava said. "Sometimes calls go your way, sometimes they dont." Nava, in right because Shane Victorino left the game with lower back tightness, went back toward the wall and tried to make an awkward-looking basket catch. A replay showed he might have lost the ball while transferring it from his glove to his throwing hand. "To have a catch, you have to have complete control and voluntary release," said crew chief Ted Barrett, the third base umpire. "(DiMuro) had him with control, but did not have the voluntary release. When he flipped the ball out of his glove, he never got it into his hand. Thats not voluntary release." Boston manager John Farrell was ejected for arguing the call. "When you spend the rest of the game in the clubhouse, you probably have a difference of opinion," Farrell said. "Clearly, the call was missed. He caught it, he went to transfer to his throwing hand, dropped it at that point." Garcia ended up on second, and Bryan Holadays bunt also worked out nicely for Detroit when pitcher Andrew Miller (0-2) threw wildly to first for another error, putting runners at first and third with nobody out in a tie game. Austin Jackson walked, and Alex Wilson came on and allowed Torii Hunters sacrifice fly that gave the Tigers a 5-4 lead. Miguel Cabrera was intentionally walked, and Prince Fielder hit a two-run single off Craig Breslow. Joaquin Benoit (2-0) got the final four outs for the Tigers, although he allowed a run in the ninth. The Tigers were fortunate just to tie it in the seventh. After Jacksons leadoff single, Hunter hit a line drive that second baseman Dustin Pedroia dropped. It appeared the Red Sox might get a double play out of it, because Hunter was slow getting out of the batters box, but Jackson retreated to first. Pedroia threw to first, retiring Hunter while Jackson was still standing on the base. When Boston retired Hunter, it meant Jackson was no longer forced to second, so he remained safely at first. Cabrera and Fielder followed with singles to load the bases, and after Victor Martinez struck out, Jhonny Peralta was hit by a pitch to tie it at 4. The Red Sox took a 4-3 lead in the fourth on Victorinos run-scoring groundout. Verlander allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings. He walked three and struck out four, and his ERA went up to 3.90. It was the second straight start in which he lasted only five innings. "Thats sports. Theres ups and downs. Nobodys at the peak of their game forever," Verlander said. "Ill get back there. I will. Its just, like I said, finding that click -- finding that rhythm." Detroit led 2-0 after the first inning, but Verlander gave up two runs in the second. The Tigers scored a run in the bottom of the second, but Verlander again couldnt hold the lead. Pedroia reached on an infield single, and David Ortizs single put runners on first and third. Mike Napolis grounder tied the game at 3. Boston starter Felix Doubront was in trouble at the start, walking the first two Detroit hitters and then allowing Cabreras double that bounced over the wall in centre field for the sluggers 75th RBI of the year. Fielders RBI groundout made it 2-0, but Jacoby Ellsbury made a nice sliding catch in centre on Peraltas drive for the third out, preventing any more scoring. Detroit loaded the bases for Hunter with two outs in the fourth, but Victorino made a nice catch and held on while slamming into the wall in foul ground in right. Boston is giving Andrew Bailey a break from closing after he lost Thursdays game at Detroit in the ninth inning. He came on with a one-run lead in the seventh Sunday but allowed singles to Jackson and Cabrera before giving way to Miller. Detroits bullpen has also been maligned this year, but Drew Smyly pitched 2 2-3 scoreless innings before Benoit finished. Fielder was Detroits designated hitter, leaving Martinez to make a rare appearance at first base. Martinez made a nice play in the sixth, diving to his left to knock down Ellsburys grounder, then flipping the ball backward to Smyly, who covered for the 3-1 putout. Hunter made a tumbling catch in right for the last out of the game. NOTES: Boston did not put LHP Franklin Morales on the DL after he exited Saturday nights game with discomfort in his throwing shoulder. Farrell said Morales would be evaluated thoroughly on Monday. ... Both teams are off Monday. Boston returns home and sends RHP Ryan Dempster (4-8) to the mound against Colorado RHP Juan Nicasio (4-3) on Tuesday night. Detroits homestand continues Tuesday night. Tigers RHP Rick Porcello (4-4) faces LHP C.J. Wilson (6-5) of the Los Angeles Angels. Comprar Air Max Baratas Online . PAUL, Minn. 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Erik Williams and Brad Knaub had seen every attempt to exorcise the Curse of the Billy Goat go awry, from intrepid Cubs fans who have smuggled more benevolent goats into Wrigley Field to that Greek Orthodox priest who once sprayed holy water on the dugout.Yet their beloved Cubs continued to come up short.Every year.So, the owners of Carnivore Inc., a company that produces food from responsibly raised animals, decided to take matters into their own hands. They carefully selected a goat from a farm about 90 minutes south of Chicago, had it butchered earlier this week, and proceeded to turn the bleepin bleater into traditional Merguez sausage at their shop in the Chicago suburbs.Their hope is that Cubs fans at Wrigley Field on Friday night can collectively lift the plague by devouring their delicacy before Game 1 of their NL divisional series against the Giants.The previous attempts to reverse the curse with slaughter and macabre acts are obviously only making things worse, Williams said. Its time to make Chicagoans love goat.Of course, you could write this entire enterprise off as another utterly ridiculous idea from a bunch of crackpot Cubs fans willing to try anything to finally win a World Series.Or, you could recognize that research has proven it just may work -- at least on the field. It turns out that numerous academics, principally psychologists, have been investigating for years and in great detail whether superstitions actually have an effect.And lets be honest: No sport is rifer with superstitions than baseball.Nationals pitcher Sean Burnett dutifully puts a poker chip in his back pocket before taking the mound. Rangers pitcher Derek Holland watches a certain part of the film, For The Love of the Game, the night before he pitches. And Royals outfielder Alex Gordon never stands in the on-deck circle, instead wearing out the perfectly manicured grass in precisely the same spot right next it.Many players refuse to step on baselines when theyre running on or off the field, or use the same glove or wear the same grimy helmet, regardless of how much pine tar is caked on it.Theres so much failure in this game, and there are so many repetitions, that if you find something that you think makes you go well for a while, why change that up? Nationals first baseman Clint Robinson said. I can see why baseball would be a superstitious sport.Some players call them routines. Others call them habits or quirks or customs. But in truth, thats all just semantics. Theyre still engaging in some sort of superstition.And theres a chance theyre succeeding because of it.Researchers at the University of Cologne conducted a series of experiments that found that by activating good-luck-related superstitions, such as telling someone to keep their fingers crossed, it improved performance in golfing, dexterity, memory and solving anagrams.They also found superstitions boost confidennce, which in turn improves an athletes performance.ddddddddddddDutch researchers published an article in Psychological Science that reached similar conclusions, and then deduced that superstitions are more pervasive when the stakes are high.Its hard to get much higher than the playoffs, where the Cubs are shooting for their first World Series title since 1908 -- long before Billy Goat Tavern owner Billy Sianis was asked to leave Game 4 of the 1945 World Series because the odor of his pet goat Murphy was bothering other fans. Sianis, as the story goes, declared that day the Cubs would never win another World Series.Dr. Stuart Vyse, a psychologist and author of Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition, acknowledges that there is no magic behind superstitions. They dont directly affect performance.But, he said, there is growing evidence it has a psychological effect, that if you believe in luck and engage in a superstition you will actually perform better in a skilled activity. And of course, baseball does involve skill.Its worth noting that Vyse grew up a Cubs fan, though hes been rooting for the Red Sox since he moved east. And his father was a lifelong Cubs fan who never saw them win a World Series title.Now, there are superstitions in just about every sport. Basketball players spin the ball a certain way before taking free throws, and hockey goalies slap the pipes a certain number of times before a faceoff, and many athletes listen to certain playlists before they take the field.Yet superstitions are more prevalent in baseball, Vyse said, because of the laborious pace of the game. Players need something to fill their minds while they stand in the outfield or sit in the dugout, so they begin to connect success and failure to certain rituals.Baseball has all this waiting time and if you dont have anything to fill it with, it can make you kind of anxious, Vyse said. Even if youre not superstitious, coaches often recommend players develop a pregame ritual, a routine, something that they can focus on to alleviate anxiety.How does all this translate to fans? Is it possible the superstitious beliefs of a couple of Chicago sausage connoisseurs, and their slaughter of a goat, can help the Cubs win the World Series?In a very loose way, it might be one additional encouragement, Vyse mused. But theres a much more important function for the fans themselves. These people are not unlike players -- their identities are tied up in the local team. Their emotions rise and fall with the fate of the team.So especially for the group, superstitions and bonding -- it makes people feel connected to the team, as if they play a role, even though they can do nothing but be a good fan.---AP Sports Writer Howard Fendrich contributed to this report. 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