DETROIT (AP) – Dmitri Young had three hits and scored twice, including the go-ahead run in the sixth, to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Friday night.

Carlos Guillen had three hits, including a game-winning single that helped the Tigers stop a four-game losing streak.

Boston lost for the fourth time in six games and dropped a season-high 101/2 games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East. The largest deficit the Red Sox have ever overcome to win the division was 10 games, in 1988.

Roberto Novoa (1-0) gave up only one walk while striking out four over 1 1-3 innings to earn his first major league victory.

After relieving Mike Maroth with the bases loaded in the sixth, Novoa walked home the tying run, then struck out Orlando Cabrera to get out of the inning and struck out the side in the seventh. He made his major league debut on July 29, then struck out the side in the seventh.

Jamie Walker pitched the eighth, and Ugueth Urbina entered the game in the ninth and picked up his 18th save in 20 chances.

Derek Lowe (9-10) gave up four runs – for the fifth straight start – and nine hits over seven innings. Lowe had won two straight and three of his last four decisions.

Maroth gave up three runs, 10 hits and three walks over 5 2-3 innings.

Detroit improved to 9-19 in one-run games, and Boston dropped to 7-15 – the two worst record in the major leagues.

The game was delayed by rain for 34 minutes, with the game scoreless in the top of the third.

Boston took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Jason Varitek hit his first triple of the season, and scored on Kevin Millar’s single.

Then, Detroit made two strong plays defensively. Second baseman Omar Infante went deep to his left to make a stop and throw for the second out, and Infante’s relay home after Bill Mueller’s double was in time to put out Millar.

The Tigers went ahead 3-1 in the home half with four straight singles. Carlos Pena drove in two runs, and Rondell White scored when Bobby Higginson hit into a double play.

Varitek led off the sixth with a 438-foot homer to left, his 14th, to pull Boston within one and Maroth was chased after loading the bases with one out.

Notes: Boston’s David Ortiz can play Saturday after serving his five-game suspension for throwing bats onto the field after he was ejected from a game July 16 at Anaheim. … Detroit OF Craig Monroe (hamstring, DL since July 21) is tentatively scheduled to be activated Saturday. … Tigers RHP Gary Knotts (shoulder, DL since July 28) threw on the side. … Varitek has seven triples in his seven major league seasons. … Bill Mueller’s single in the sixth was his 1,000th career hit. … The game drew a sellout crowd of 40,674.