TIGERS-RED SOX

Detroit's Willie Horton crossed up Boston strategy by smashing a three-run homer yesterday powering the Detroit Tigers to a 9-7 victory over the Red Sox before a Patriot's Day crowd in Boston of 29,006.

Horton's drive, his first homer of the season, followed an intentional walk to Gates Brown after Al Kaline and Norm Cash had rapped consecutive doubles in the fourth inning. The home run climaxed Detroit's second four-run outburst against Marty Pattin, and enabled the Tigers to offset four Boston homers, two by Reggie Smith.

The Tigers had tagged Pattin for four runs in the first inning.