Tigers 5, 
Rays 3
| W: | E. Jackson (12-6) |
| L: | R. Springer (0-3) |
| SV: | B. Lyon (3) |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .254 | .336 |
| R Santiago 2B-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .259 | .307 |
| C Guillen LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .245 | .331 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .336 | .402 |
| A Huff DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .244 | .312 |
c-M Thames PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .247 | .317 |
W Ramirez PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .285 | .358 |
R Raburn PR-RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .338 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .233 | .316 |
| G Laird C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .219 | .297 |
a-P Polanco PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .277 | .320 |
| A Everett SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .239 | .293 |
b-C Thomas PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .245 | .328 |
A Avila C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .302 | .388 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 152 | ||
| a-singled to center for G Laird in the 8th b-struck out swinging for A Everett in the 8th c-walked for A Huff in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Granderson (18, W Davis) 3B: P Polanco (4, R Springer) HR: A Huff (14, 2nd inning off W Davis 0 on, 1 Out); B Inge (27, 9th inning off R Springer 3 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Huff (77), B Inge 4 (74) Tigers RISP: 2-7 (M Ordonez 1-1, A Avila 0-1, C Granderson 0-1, B Inge 1-1, R Santiago 0-2, M Cabrera 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: P Polanco (6, 2nd base off L Cormier/D Navarro) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Everett-R Santiago-M Cabrera). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Jackson (W, 12-6) | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 126-81 | 3.10 |
| B Lyon (S, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.91 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 138-89 | |
| PITCHING WP: E Jackson IBB: C Pena (By E Jackson) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Jackson 23/32; B Lyon 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Jackson 15-17-27-22; B Lyon 3-0-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 9-11; B Lyon 1-1 Game Scores: E Jackson 59 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Bartlett SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .333 | .395 |
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .303 | .360 |
| B Zobrist RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .283 | .397 |
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .228 | .357 |
| P Burrell DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .237 | .333 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .279 | .357 |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .296 | .361 |
| D Navarro C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .226 | .261 |
a-G Zaun PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .261 | .349 |
| F Perez CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 138 | ||
| a-struck out looking for D Navarro in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Zobrist (20, E Jackson) HR: E Longoria (28, 2nd inning off E Jackson 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: E Longoria (100) 2-out RBI: E Longoria GIDP: C Crawford Rays RISP: 1-4 (A Iwamura 0-1, J Bartlett 1-1, E Longoria 0-1, C Crawford 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| W Davis | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 105-67 | 1.29 |
| L Cormier (H, 4) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-13 | 2.86 |
| G Balfour | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-1 | 4.77 |
| J Howell | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 2.97 |
| R Springer (L, 0-3; B, 2) | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 4.05 |
| R Choate | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-6 | 4.05 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 152-98 | |
| PITCHING G Balfour pitched to 1 batter in the 9th; J Howell pitched to 1 batter in the 9th; R Springer pitched to 3 batters in the 9th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: W Davis 15/25; L Cormier 3/5; G Balfour 1/1; J Howell 0/1; R Springer 2/3; R Choate 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: W Davis 18-13-21-15; L Cormier 3-4-3-3; G Balfour 1-0-0-0; J Howell 0-1-1-0; R Springer 0-3-3-3; R Choate 2-4-0-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Davis 4-8; L Cormier 0-2; G Balfour 0-0; J Howell 0-0; R Springer 0-0; R Choate 0-0 Game Scores: W Davis 75 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | TAM | |||
 | 2nd | A Huff homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | E Longoria homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | C Crawford grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Navarro scored, J Bartlett out at second, F Perez to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | F Perez scored on E Jackson's wild pitch. | 1 | 3 |
| 9th | B Inge homered to left, M Cabrera, W Ramirez and R Raburn scored. | 5 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 28,059 (77.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:48 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Laz Diaz, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Mike Reilly, Third Base - Chuck Meriwether |
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