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Rays
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
September 26, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Tampa Bay Rays, played on September 26, 2008 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Sonnanstine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Justin Verlander |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 39,617 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lance Barksdale 1B: Dana DeMuth 2B: Ted Barrett 3B: Doug Eddings |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Floyd | DH |
| Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
| Gabe Gross | Right Fielder |
| Eric Hinske | Left Fielder |
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
| Gary Sheffield | DH |
| Marcus Thames | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Larish | Third Baseman |
| Dane Sardinha | Catcher |
| Ramon Santiago | Shortstop |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rays
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
September 26, 2008
Top 1
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Verlander
Iwamura hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Verlander
Upton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Verlander
There goes Upton. The throw from Sardinha and he is safe. Upton steals second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Longoria vs. Verlander
Longoria strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Sonnanstine
Granderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Sonnanstine
Polanco takes first base on ball four. Granderson moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. Sonnanstine
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Hinske. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. Granderson scores. Polanco goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Sonnanstine
Cabrera hits a line drive towards center. Upton catches it and throws to second to double up Ordonez. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Sonnanstine
Sheffield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Sonnanstine
Thames strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Verlander
Ryan Raburn now playing second base.
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Raburn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Verlander
Navarro hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Verlander
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Raburn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larish vs. Sonnanstine
Larish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sardinha vs. Sonnanstine
Sardinha strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Sonnanstine
Santiago hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Sonnanstine
Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Sonnanstine
Raburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hinske vs. Verlander
Hinske strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Verlander
Bartlett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Verlander
Iwamura hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartlett moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Upton vs. Verlander
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Verlander fields it and throws to second for the out. Bartlett scores. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena hits a popup towards third. Larish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Sonnanstine
Ordonez strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Sonnanstine
Cabrera hits a popup towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Sonnanstine
Sheffield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thames vs. Sonnanstine
Thames strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Verlander
Longoria strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Verlander
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Verlander
Navarro hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Navarro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Verlander
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hinske vs. Verlander
Hinske strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larish vs. Sonnanstine
Larish strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sardinha vs. Sonnanstine
Sardinha strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Sonnanstine
Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Verlander
Bartlett strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Verlander
Iwamura strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Verlander
Upton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thames. Upton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Upton scores. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Verlander
Longoria hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Floyd vs. Verlander
Floyd strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Sonnanstine
Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Sonnanstine
Raburn bunts towards the mound. Sonnanstine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Sonnanstine
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Seay
Bobby Seay now pitching.
Navarro hits a popup towards third. Larish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Seay
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Seay
Fernando Perez pinch hits for Eric Hinske.
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bartlett vs. Seay
Bartlett hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Sonnanstine
Fernando Perez now playing left field.
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Sonnanstine
Sheffield strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thames vs. Sonnanstine
Thames hits a popup, foul, towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Price
David Price now pitching. Brandon Inge pinch hits for Jeff Larish.
Inge is hit by the pitch. Cabrera moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Sardinha vs. Price
Sardinha takes first base on ball four. Cabrera moves to third. Inge moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Santiago vs. Price
Santiago hits a line drive into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Seay
Matthew Joyce now playing left field. Brandon Inge now playing third base.
Iwamura strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Seay
Upton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Seay
Pena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Seay
Longoria hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Baldelli vs. Seay
Rocco Baldelli pinch hits for Cliff Floyd.
Baldelli strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Navarro vs. Seay
Navarro hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Price
Granderson hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Price
Raburn strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
Ordonez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Glover
Gary Glover now pitching. Willy Aybar pinch hits for Gabe Gross.
Aybar hits a fly ball into left field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Glover
Ben Zobrist pinch hits for Fernando Perez.
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Glover
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Glover
Iwamura hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bartlett moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Upton vs. Glover
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bartlett moves to third. Iwamura moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Pena vs. Rapada
Clay Rapada now pitching.
Pena hits a line drive into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Balfour
Justin Ruggiano now playing left field. Willy Aybar now playing second base. Ben Zobrist now playing right field.
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Balfour
Sheffield hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Balfour
Joyce strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Balfour
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aybar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Rodney
Fernando Rodney now pitching.
Longoria strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baldelli vs. Rodney
Baldelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Rodney
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Baldelli moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Navarro vs. Rodney
Navarro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baldelli moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Aybar vs. Rodney
Jonny Gomes pinch runs for Dioner Navarro.
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabrera. Baldelli scores. Gomes moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zobrist vs. Rodney
Carl Crawford pinch runs for Willy Aybar.
Zobrist hits a popup, foul, towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bartlett vs. Rodney
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Bartlett vs. Rodney
Bartlett hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/2008 -- Tampa Bay at Detroit (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Iwamura A, 2b 5 0 2 0 Granderson C, cf 3 1 0 0
Ruggiano J, lf 0 0 0 0 Polanco P, 2b 0 1 0 0
Upton B, cf 4 2 3 2 Raburn R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Pena C, 1b 5 0 2 1 Ordonez M, rf 4 0 1 2
Longoria E, 3b 5 0 2 0 Cabrera M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Floyd C, dh 3 0 0 0 Sheffield G, dh 4 2 3 2
Baldelli R, ph 1 1 0 0 Thames M, lf 3 0 0 0
Navarro D, c 5 0 2 0 Joyce M, lf 1 0 0 0
Gomes J, pr 0 0 0 0 Larish J, 3b 2 1 1 0
Gross G, rf 2 0 0 0 Inge B, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Aybar W, ph-2b 2 0 0 1 Sardinha D, c 2 0 0 0
Crawford C, pr 0 0 0 0 Santiago R, ss 3 1 1 2
Hinske E, lf 2 0 0 0
Perez F, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
Zobrist B, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Bartlett J, ss 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 4 12 4 29 6 6 6
Tampa Bay 001 010 101 -- 4
Detroit 320 000 01x -- 6
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Sonnanstine A (L) 5.2 5 5 5 3 7
Price D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Balfour G 1.1 1 1 1 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Verlander J (W) 5.0 5 2 2 3 8
Seay B 2.0 3 1 1 1 3
Glover G 0.2 3 0 0 0 1
Rapada C 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Rodney F (S) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
E -- Cabrera M
DP -- Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Tampa Bay 14, Detroit 4
2B -- Ordonez M, Navarro D, Upton B
HR -- Sheffield G 2, Santiago R, Upton B
SB -- Upton B
HBP -- by Price D (Inge B)
T -- 3:07
A -- 39617
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