12-5 Tiger win turns sour: Lemon, Saucier hurt 'Smoke' is burned up Tiger relief pitcher Aurelio Rodriguez is balking at the club's plans for him to remain in Florida when the rest of the team returns to Detroit to open the 1982 season. Details on Page 6H, The Yankees no longer have Reggie Jackson, but some baseball observers including the Free Press baseball writer Brian Bragg are picking the Yanks to repeat as champions of the American League East. Story, Page 7H. The 1982 Tigers: Will they be champs, or . . . chumps. An in-depth look at the team is on today's Inside of Sports, Page 10H. Pete Rose can he catch Ty Cobb? He thinks so. And you know Pete, he lets you know when he feels strongly about something. Story, Page 7H. A By BRIAN BRAGG Free Press Sports Writer LAKELAND, Fla. The Tigers erupted for eight runs in their last two turns at bat Saturday to beat the Boston Red Sox, 12-5, but they may have suffered a double loss, anyway. Right fielder Chet Lemon was knocked out of action for Tuesday's season opener in Tiger Stadium when he reinjured his rib-cage, and relief ace Kevin Saucier suffered an injury to his pitching hand when he was struck by a line drive in the seventh. Saucier was taken to a Lakeland clinic for X-rays of the middle finger on his left hand. A drive off the bat of Boston's Dave Stapleton struck the southpaw on the back of the finger. Saucier finished the inning, but then went to the clubhouse to ice down the finger before he left for the clinic. Lemon, the Tiger leadoff man, has been out of action for several days because of pulled muscles in his r$cage. Returning to duty Saturday, he pulled the muscles again while sprinting to first base on a ground ball. Manager Sparky Anderson said speedster Ed Miller will start in Lemon's place against the Toronto Blue Jays in the season opener Tuesday. THE TWO injuries could force Anderson to change some of his plans. If either player is going to be out of action long enough to be put on the disabled list, baseball rules allow recall of replacements immediately. Normally, a player optioned to the minors cannot be recalled fcfor 10 days after the season begins. Tiger starter Dan Petry was wild as a March hare, even though this is April. He said he had "good stuff, a good running slider, but everything was up here, chest high." Petry walked seven Bosox, while allowing five hits and five runs in six innings. "I'm mad at ryself," said Petry. "It's true what everybody says, that we're tired of spring training and ready to go north, but you're still out there trying to pitch your best and have a good outing." Petry's earned run average edged up to 6.60, which is still below Jack Morris' 7.31 and Milt Wilcox's 7.18 not encouraging numbers for the pitchers who are supposed to be the Big Three of the starting rotation. But Petry said, "We've got arms that are too good and a staff that is too good to have ERAs in the sixes and sevens once the season starts. That won't happen. There's no reason to be concerned about that." BOSTON NICKED Petry for three runs in the first inning, helped by walks to the first two hitters. Carl Yastrzemski's two-run single capped the rally." Jim Rice's solo homer put the visitors' fourth run up, and the Sox left fielder drove in the fifth with an RBI single. t See TIGRS, Page 6H