GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (43-70) at DETROIT (63-50)

AL: TAMPA BAY (43-70) at DETROIT (63-50)

<h3>Kazmir, Bonderman battle in series finale</h3>

Tampa Bay (43-70) at Detroit (63-50) 1:05 pm EDT


DETROIT (Ticker) -- Scott Kazmir gets the call for the Tampa BayDevil Rays in the final of a four-game series against the fadingDetroit Tigers on Thursday.


Kazmir (8-7, 3.72 ERA) has been in a groove of late, going 3-1with a 1.38 ERA in his last five starts after posting a 0-3 markin his previous three outings. The lefthander yielded one runthrough seven innings in a 9-2 win over Baltimore on Saturday.

However, Kazmir is just 1-3 with a 5.47 ERA in five careeroutings against Detroit, where he recorded his lone victory onMay 19, 2005.


On Wednesday, James Shields hurled seven outstanding innings asthe Devil Rays snapped their eight-game road slide with a 7-1victory.


Detroit's Jeremy Bonderman (10-4, 4.50) tries for his 11th winThursday after four unsuccessful attempts. Last time out,Bonderman gave up six runs and 10 hits in seven frames of a 7-5setback to the Chicago White Sox.


The hard-throwing righthander has owned Tampa Bay in the past,going 4-1 with a 1.88 ERA in six lifetime starts against theDevil Rays. On May 29, Bonderman struck out eight batters todown Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.


Tigers slugger Gary Sheffield finally returned to the lineupafter missing the past five games with a shoulder injury. Hewent 1-for-4 with a double in the first inning.


"I felt pretty good out there," Sheffield said. "It was good toget a hit on my first at-bat. The more pitches that I see, themore confident I'll get."

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS

TAMPA BAY DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Akinori Iwamura 3B .295 3 15 Ryan Raburn CF .358 3 14
Carl Crawford LF .312 9 60 Placido Polanco 2B .348 7 50
B.J. Upton CF .323 16 53 Gary Sheffield DH .290 23 67
Carlos Pena 1B .274 26 72 Magglio Ordonez RF .351 18 94
Delmon Young RF .296 9 59 Carlos Guillen SS .310 14 74
Greg Norton DH .192 2 10 Ivan Rodriguez C .280 9 50
Ben Zobrist SS .163 1 7 Marcus Thames 1B .252 11 32
Josh Wilson 2B .282 0 16 Craig Monroe LF .220 11 54
Josh Paul C .203 1 6 Omar Infante 3B .267 2 14

Scott Kazmir LHP (8-7, 3.72) Jeremy Bonderman RHP (10-4, 4.50)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (8-7, 3.72)
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN (10-4, 4.50)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE REILLY
1B - JEFF KELLOGG
2B - ERIC COOPER
3B - ANDY FLETCHER

WEATHER: 74 Degrees, rain
WIND: 5 mph, out to center</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 17 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR AND JOSH PAUL
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.295, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.312, 9 HR, 60 RBI)
B UPTON (.323, 16 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, B UPTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
DETROIT 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G NORTON (.192, 2 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R RABURN (.358, 3 HR, 14 RBI)
P POLANCO (.348, 7 HR, 50 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.290, 23 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Crawford lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .312
B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274
D Young rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192
B Zobrist ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Paul c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 4 1 1 1 3 2 5

BATTING: RBI - D Young (60). 2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Zobrist 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (37, 2nd base off J Bonderman/I Rodriguez).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Raburn cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Thames 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
O Infante 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1
DETROIT - -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.72

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 4.53

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 31-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 0-1.
Batters faced: J Bonderman 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.

(Plus rain delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 71 degrees, rain.
Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J WILSON (.282, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
J PAUL (.203, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
A IWAMURA (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS DETROIT (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Crawford lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .312
B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274
D Young rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192
B Zobrist ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Paul c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 4 1 1 1 3 2 5

BATTING: RBI - D Young (60). 2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Zobrist 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (37, 2nd base off J Bonderman/I Rodriguez).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Thames 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
O Infante 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.70

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 4.53

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 8-6; J Bonderman 31-13. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 1-2; J Bonderman 0-1. Batters faced: S Kazmir 3; J Bonderman 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.

(Plus rain delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 71 degrees, rain.
Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 1 0 1 2 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.351, 18 HR, 94 RBI)
C GUILLEN (.310, 14 HR, 74 RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.280, 9 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Crawford lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .311
B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274
D Young rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192
B Zobrist ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160
J Wilson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Paul c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 7 1 2 1 3 2 6

BATTING: S - J Paul. RBI - D Young (60). 2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Crawford 1, B Zobrist 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (37, 2nd base off J Bonderman/I Rodriguez).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Thames 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
O Infante 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 10 -- 1
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.70

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 2 2 1 1 3 2 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 8-6; J Bonderman 43-20. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 1-2; J Bonderman 2-2. Batters faced: S Kazmir 3; J Bonderman 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.

(Plus rain delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 71 degrees, rain.
Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 1 0 1 2 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.323, 0-FOR-0, BB)
C PENA (.274, 0-FOR-1)
D YOUNG (.298, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS DETROIT (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Crawford lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .311
B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274
D Young rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192
B Zobrist ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160
J Wilson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Paul c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 7 1 2 1 3 2 6

BATTING: S - J Paul. RBI - D Young (60). 2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Crawford 1, B Zobrist 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (37, 2nd base off J Bonderman/I Rodriguez).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .350
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Thames 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
O Infante 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 10 -- 1
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.67

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 2 2 1 1 3 2 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 17-11; J Bonderman 43-22. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 2-3; J Bonderman 2-2. Batters faced: S Kazmir 6; J Bonderman 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.

(Plus rain delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 71 degrees, rain.
Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 1 3 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.252, 11 HR, 32 RBI)
C MONROE (.220, 11 HR, 54 RBI)
O INFANTE (.267, 2 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Crawford lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .311
B Upton cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .326
C Pena 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273
D Young rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .297
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192
B Zobrist ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160
J Wilson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Paul c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 10 1 3 1 3 3 8

BATTING: S - J Paul. RBI - D Young (60). 2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Crawford 1, B Zobrist 2. GIDP - D Young. Team LOB -
4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (37, 2nd base off J Bonderman/I Rodriguez).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .350
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Thames 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
O Infante 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Guillen-P Polanco-M Thames).


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TAMPA BAY - 100 -- 1
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.67

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 4.47

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 17-11; J Bonderman 51-29. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 2-3; J Bonderman 4-2. Batters faced: S Kazmir 6; J Bonderman 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.

(Plus rain delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 71 degrees, rain.
Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 1 3 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G NORTON (.192, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B ZOBRIST (.160, 0-FOR-1)
J WILSON (.288, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS DETROIT (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Crawford lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .311
B Upton cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .326
C Pena 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273
D Young rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .297
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192
B Zobrist ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160
J Wilson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Paul c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 10 1 3 1 3 3 8

BATTING: S - J Paul. RBI - D Young (60). 2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Crawford 1, B Zobrist 2. GIDP - D Young. Team LOB -
4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (37, 2nd base off J Bonderman/I Rodriguez).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Raburn cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .345
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .350
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Thames 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220
O Infante 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 3 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Guillen-P Polanco-M Thames).


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TAMPA BAY - 100 -- 1
DETROIT - 000 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.65

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 4.47

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 37-24; J Bonderman 51-29. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 2-4; J Bonderman 4-2. Batters faced: S Kazmir 10; J Bonderman 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.

(Plus rain delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 71 degrees, rain.
Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>