Series Preview Vs. The Detroit Tigers
The Rays get set to host the Tigers for a four-game series. Here is what you need to know about each team.
| Final - 6.28.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Stories
Game 76 Preview: Tigers at Rays
The Tigers begin a four game series tonight in Tampa against James Shields and the Rays
GameThreads
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Tigers Fans GameThread on Bless You Boys
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson, CF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .325 |
| Quintin Berry, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Delmon Young, DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Alex Avila, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .247 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| Brennan Boesch, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Ryan Raburn, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| Ramon Santiago, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Cabrera
Triples - Jackson
Doubles - Cabrera, Avila
Sacrifices - Berry
Team LOB - 11
Fielding
Errors - Berry
Home runs - Cabrera
Triples - Jackson
Doubles - Cabrera, Avila
Sacrifices - Berry
Team LOB - 11
Fielding
Errors - Berry
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer (W, 7-5) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4.98 | 0 | 111-64 |
| Phil Coke (, 1-3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.62 | 0 | 19-13 |
| Joaquin Benoit (, 1-1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 11-10 |
| Jose Valverde (S, 3-2; S,14) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 | 0 | 9-6 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Jennings, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .236 |
| Carlos Pena, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .195 |
| B.J. Upton, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| Luke Scott, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 |
| Ben Zobrist, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Jeff Keppinger, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .327 |
| Sean Rodriguez, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Brooks Conrad, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .350 |
| Jose Lobaton, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| Hideki Matsui, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 |
| Elliot Johnson, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - Conrad 2
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Pena, Shields
Doubles - Conrad 2
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Pena, Shields
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Shields (L, 7-5) | 7.2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4.04 | 0 | 123-84 |
| Jake McGee | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 2-1 |
| Wade Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.03 | 0 | 21-10 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: M.Scherzer pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne, First Base Umpire - Bob Davidson, Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino, Third Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Duration: 3:05
Pitching notes: M.Scherzer pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne, First Base Umpire - Bob Davidson, Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino, Third Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Duration: 3:05
