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Rookies Boesch, Jackson Help Tigers Avoid Sweep Against Braves


Brennan Boesch shook his head and raised his hand, waving off a reporter's attempt to recite the rookie outfielder's impressive statistics.

"I don't even want to know," Boesch said.

Based on the early All-Star voting, others also are oblivious to Boesch's numbers, which he boosted Sunday by hitting a homer and driving in three runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Atlanta Braves 10-4.

Boesch hit an RBI single during a five-run fourth inning that finished Tommy Hanson (7-5). Boesch added a two-run homer, his 12th of the season and eighth in June, the next inning.

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