BOX SCORE
PLAY-BY-PLAY
SCORING SUMMARY
FAN COMMENTS
PHOTOS
RECAP
COMERICA PARK
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
RAYS
 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0  
TIGERS
 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 x  
R H E
3 7 0
4 6 0
WINNING PITCHER
Verlander
#35 RHP
15-7, 3.38 ERA
8.0 Innings
3 ER
LOSING PITCHER
Balfour
#50 RHP
5-3, 4.45 ERA
1.0 Innings
2 ER
TAMPA BAY (70-59)
AB R H RBI BB K LOB SEASON AVG.
BartlettSS 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .337
CrawfordLF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312
ZobristRF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .288
Pena1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
BurrellDH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .239
Longoria3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
ZaunC 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .258
    KaplerPR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Iwamura2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .311
UptonCF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .241
TOTALS 32 3 7 3 3 4 12
DOUBLES Upton (29)
HOME RUNS Longoria (25, inning 4, 1 out, 1 on off Verlander), Iwamura (1, inning 4, 2 out, 0 on off Verlander)
RUNS BATTED IN Longoria 2 (90), Iwamura (17)
2-OUT RBI Iwamura
LEFT ON BASE 6
STOLEN BASES Crawford (55)
CAUGHT STEALING Bartlett (5), Upton (13)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING
IP H R ER BB K HR SEASON ERA
Niemann 7.0 5 2 2 0 3 0 3.80
Balfour(L, 5-3) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 4.45
PITCHES / STRIKES Niemann 96-64, Balfour 17-10
GROUND / FLY Niemann 7-8, Balfour 0-2
TOTAL BATTERS FACED Niemann 25, Balfour 5
DETROIT (69-60)
AB R H RBI BB K LOB SEASON AVG.
GrandersonCF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .258
Polanco2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .268
GuillenLF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
    RaburnLF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Cabrera1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335
HuffDH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243
Inge3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
ThomasRF 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .250
LairdC 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
    OrdonezPH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
    AvilaC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
SantiagoSS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254
TOTALS 29 4 6 4 1 4 4
DOUBLES Huff (25), Thomas (10)
HOME RUNS Polanco (8, inning 8, 2 out, 2 on off Balfour)
RUNS BATTED IN Granderson (59), Polanco 3 (58)
2-OUT RBI Granderson , Polanco 3
LEFT ON BASE 2
DETROIT PITCHING
IP H R ER BB K HR SEASON ERA
Verlander(W, 15-7) 8.0 6 3 3 3 4 2 3.38
Rodney(SV, 29) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.28
PITCHES / STRIKES Verlander 125-86, Rodney 13-7
GROUND / FLY Verlander 8-15, Rodney 3-1
TOTAL BATTERS FACED Verlander 32, Rodney 4
GAME DETAILS
TIME 2:30
ATTENDANCE 36,067
UMPIRES HP - Everitt, 1B - Gorman, 2B - Davis, 3B - Bucknor
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