Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - September 26, 2008

Scores for Sep 26, 2008

Final

Series: Game 2 of 4

Detroit leads 2-0 (as of 9/26)

(96-64, 39-40 away)

(73-86, 39-40 home)

7:05 PM ET, September 26, 2008

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
A Iwamura 2B	5	0	2	0	0	2	0	.275
J Ruggiano LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
B Upton CF	4	2	3	2	1	0	1	.274
C Pena 1B	5	0	2	1	0	1	5	.247
E Longoria 3B	5	0	2	0	0	3	1	.276
C Floyd DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.268
b-R Baldelli PH-DH	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.260
D Navarro C	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.295
J Gomes PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174
G Gross RF	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.244
c-W Aybar PH-2B	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.253
C Crawford PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
E Hinske LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	.245
a-F Perez PH-LF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273
d-B Zobrist PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.238
J Bartlett SS	4	1	1	0	1	1	3	.286
Totals	40	4	12	4	5	13	20
a-walked for E Hinske in the 6th b-struck out looking for C Floyd in the 7th c-flied out to left for G Gross in the 8th d-struck out looking for F Perez in the 8th
BATTING 2B: D Navarro (27, J Verlander); B Upton (37, J Verlander) HR: B Upton (9, 7th inning off B Seay 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Upton 2 (67), C Pena (102), W Aybar (33) 2-out RBI: C Pena Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Pena 2, J Bartlett 2, E Longoria 1, E Hinske 1, C Floyd 1, D Navarro 1 Team LOB: 14
BASERUNNING SB: B Upton (44, 2nd base off J Verlander/D Sardinha)
FIELDING DP: 1 (B Upton-A Iwamura). Outfield Assist: B Upton (M Ordonez at 2nd base).

Tampa Bay Rays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Sonnanstine (L, 13-9)	5.2	5	5	5	3	7	2	92-57	4.38
D Price	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-6	2.19
G Balfour	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	20-14	1.54
Totals	8.0	6	6	6	4	10	3	128-77
PITCHING HBP: B Inge (By D Price) Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 24; D Price 5; G Balfour 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Sonnanstine 4-5; D Price 0-2; G Balfour 1-1 Game Scores: A Sonnanstine 43

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Granderson CF	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.285
P Polanco 2B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.307
R Raburn 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.229
M Ordonez RF	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.316
M Cabrera 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.292
G Sheffield DH	4	2	3	2	0	1	1	.228
M Thames LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.246
M Joyce LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.256
J Larish 3B	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.273
a-B Inge PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204
D Sardinha C	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	.140
R Santiago SS	3	1	1	2	0	0	3	.302
Totals	29	6	6	6	4	10	8
a-hit by pitch for J Larish in the 6th
BATTING 2B: M Ordonez (32, A Sonnanstine) HR: G Sheffield 2 (19, 1st inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 2 Out; 8th inning off G Balfour 0 on, 1 Out); R Santiago (4, 2nd inning off A Sonnanstine 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Ordonez 2 (100), G Sheffield 2 (56), R Santiago 2 (18) 2-out RBI: G Sheffield Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Santiago 2 Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: M Cabrera (14, ground ball)

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander (W, 11-17)	5.0	5	2	2	3	8	0	113-70	4.84
B Seay (H, 13)	2.0	3	1	1	1	3	1	37-23	4.18
G Glover (H, 5)	0.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	19-12	5.30
C Rapada (H, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-2	4.50
F Rodney (S, 12)	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	19-11	5.03
Totals	9.0	12	4	4	5	13	1	193-118
PITCHING Batters faced: J Verlander 23; B Seay 10; G Glover 5; C Rapada 1; F Rodney 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 3-4; B Seay 0-3; G Glover 0-1; C Rapada 0-1; F Rodney 0-2 Game Scores: J Verlander 54

			TB	DET
	1st	M Ordonez doubled to left, C Granderson and P Polanco scored.	0	2
	1st	G Sheffield homered to right.	0	3
	2nd	R Santiago homered to right, J Larish scored.	0	5
	3rd	B Upton grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Bartlett scored, A Iwamura out at second.	1	5
	5th	C Pena singled to right, B Upton scored.	2	5
	7th	B Upton homered to left.	3	5
	8th	G Sheffield homered to left center.	3	6
	9th	W Aybar safe at first on error by first baseman M Cabrera, R Baldelli scored, J Gomes to third.	4	6
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PLACIDO POLANCO LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE FIRST INNING WITH A SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	39,617 (96% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:07
Weather	77 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Ted Barrett, Third Base - Doug Eddings

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