GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (42-69) at DETROIT (62-49)

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Jones relieved T Byrdak.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
DETROIT 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A Iwamura (.291, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 14 1
DETROIT 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 x 9 16 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - JASON HAMMEL, JUAN SALAS (5TH), DAN WHEELER (7TH), SCOTT
DOHMANN (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

DET - NATE ROBERTSON, JASON GRILLI (8TH), TIM BYRDAK
(8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

HOME RUNS: TAM - DIONER NAVARRO (4) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
JONNY GOMES (13) OFF JASON GRILLI IN THE 8TH, 3 ON

DET - MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (18) OFF JUAN SALAS IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 14 1
DETROIT 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 x 9 16 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - JASON HAMMEL, JUAN SALAS (5TH), DAN WHEELER (7TH), SCOTT
DOHMANN (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

DET - NATE ROBERTSON, JASON GRILLI (8TH), TIM BYRDAK
(8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ


WP - TIM BYRDAK (1-0)
LP - DAN WHEELER (0-1)
SAVE - TODD JONES (30)

HOME RUNS: TAM - DIONER NAVARRO (4) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
JONNY GOMES (13) OFF JASON GRILLI IN THE 8TH, 3 ON

DET - MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (18) OFF JUAN SALAS IN THE 5TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:53 ATT: 35,288

PROBABLES: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS (8-7, 4.45)
DET - CHAD DURBIN (7-3, 4.36)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (6) VS DETROIT (9) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
C Crawford lf 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .310
B Upton cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .323
C Pena 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .275
D Young rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .292
B Harris 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .300
J Gomes dh 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .266
J Wilson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .282
D Navarro c 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .193

Totals 40 6 14 6 0 9 15

BATTING: 3B - J Gomes (1, N Robertson). HR - D Navarro (4, 3rd inning off N
Robertson 0 on, 0 Out), J Gomes (13, 8th inning off J Grilli 3 on, 2 Out). RBI
- D Navarro 2 (23), J Gomes 4 (33). 2-out RBI - D Navarro, J Gomes 4. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, J Wilson 1. GIDP - D Young. Team
LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - D Navarro (7, throw). DP: 1 (J Wilson-B Harris-C Pena).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .300
P Polanco dh 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .346
S Casey 1b 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .293
M Ordonez rf 5 2 3 2 0 0 3 .354
C Guillen ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .314
I Rodriguez c 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .280
R Raburn 2b 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .380
C Monroe lf 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .220
B Inge 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .241

Totals 38 9 16 9 1 8 16

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (30, J Hammel); R Raburn 2 (5, D Wheeler, J Hammel);
P Polanco (27, J Hammel); S Casey (26, D Wheeler). 3B - B Inge (1, J Hammel).
HR - M Ordonez (18, 5th inning off J Salas 0 on, 0 Out). S - B Inge. RBI - S
Casey 2 (43), R Raburn 2 (14), B Inge (51), M Ordonez 2 (94), C Granderson
(54), P Polanco (49). 2-out RBI - B Inge, R Raburn. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Monroe 1, C Guillen 2, C Granderson 1. GIDP - M Ordonez.
Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Granderson (1, 2nd base by J Hammel/D Navarro).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (N Robertson-R Raburn-S Casey).


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TAMPA BAY - 001 000 140 -- 6
DETROIT - 122 010 03x -- 9
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 4 10 5 5 1 3 0 6.09
J Salas 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.09
D Wheeler (L, 0-1) 1 1/3 4 3 3 0 2 0 7.36
S Dohmann 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.60

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 7 2/3 9 3 3 0 9 1 4.94
J Grilli 0 4 3 3 0 0 1 5.94
T Byrdak (W, 1-0) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.51
T Jones (S, 30) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.56

J Grilli pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.

WP - J Hammel. HBP - C Monroe (by D Wheeler). Pitches-strikes: J Hammel
74-43; J Salas 28-20; D Wheeler 32-23; S Dohmann 6-4; N Robertson 96-71; J
Grilli 10-6; T Byrdak 3-2; T Jones 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hammel 6-2;
J Salas 1-3; D Wheeler 3-0; S Dohmann 1-0; N Robertson 10-4; J Grilli 0-0; T
Byrdak 1-0; T Jones 2-1. Batters faced: J Hammel 21; J Salas 8; D Wheeler 10; S
Dohmann 2; N Robertson 31; J Grilli 4; T Byrdak 1; T Jones 4.

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

T--2:53. Att--35,288.
Weather: 79 degrees, overcast. Wind: 12 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 6
DETROIT 9 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

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TAMPA BAY (6) AT DETROIT (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
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DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson doubled to right. P Polanco grounded out to
shortstop. C Granderson safe at third on throwing error by catcher D Navarro.
S Casey singled to right, C Granderson scored. M Ordonez grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, S Casey out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits,
1 Error) TAMPA BAY 0, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 2ND: C Guillen grounded out to first. I Rodriguez singled to left.
I Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by J Hammel. R Raburn doubled to deep
right, I Rodriguez scored. C Monroe grounded out to third. B Inge tripled to
deep center, R Raburn scored. C Granderson struck out looking. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, DETROIT 3.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: D Navarro homered to left. A Iwamura grounded out to
shortstop. C Crawford singled to center. B Upton struck out swinging. C Pena
struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 3.

DETROIT 3RD: P Polanco hit a ground rule double to deep center. S Casey
grounded out to shortstop, P Polanco to third. M Ordonez singled to center,
P Polanco scored. C Guillen singled to right, M Ordonez to second. I Rodriguez
flied out to center. R Raburn reached on infield single to second, M Ordonez
scored, C Guillen to second. C Monroe struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 5TH: J Salas relieved J Hammel. M Ordonez homered to right.
C Guillen flied out to center. I Rodriguez struck out swinging. R Raburn popped
out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 6.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: B Harris grounded out to third. J Gomes tripled to deep
center. J Wilson popped out to second. D Navarro singled to left, J Gomes
scored. A Iwamura struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2,
DETROIT 6.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Crawford singled to center. B Upton grounded into
fielder's choice to third, C Crawford out at second. C Pena flied out to
center. J Grilli relieved N Robertson. D Young singled to right, B Upton to
second. B Harris singled to left, B Upton to third, D Young to second.
J Gomes homered to left, B Upton, D Young and B Harris scored. J Wilson singled
to center. T Byrdak relieved J Grilli. D Navarro grounded out to third.
(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 8TH: R Raburn doubled to left. C Monroe hit by pitch. B Inge
sacrificed to pitcher, R Raburn to third, C Monroe to second. C Granderson
grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Raburn scored, C Monroe to third.
P Polanco singled to right, C Monroe scored, C Granderson to third. S Casey
doubled to right, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third. S Dohmann relieved
D Wheeler. M Ordonez grounded out to second. C Guillen struck out swinging.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, DETROIT 9.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

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TAMPA BAY (6) AT DETROIT (9) - EVENT LOG
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Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF, C Pena 1B,
D Young RF, B Harris 2B, J Gomes DH, J Wilson SS, D Navarro C, J Hammel RHP.

Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco DH, S Casey 1B,
M Ordonez RF, C Guillen SS, I Rodriguez C, R Raburn 2B, C Monroe LF, B Inge 3B,
N Robertson LHP.

Umpires -- Eric Cooper (HP), Andy Fletcher (1B), Mike Reilly (2B), Jeff Kellogg (3B).

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Overcast, wind right to left at 12 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura flied out to left. C Crawford grounded out to
second. B Upton struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson doubled to right. P Polanco grounded out to
shortstop. C Granderson safe at third on throwing error by catcher D Navarro.
S Casey singled to right, C Granderson scored. M Ordonez grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, S Casey out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits,
1 Error) TAMPA BAY 0, DETROIT 1.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: C Pena grounded out to pitcher. D Young struck out looking.
B Harris singled to left. J Gomes singled to right center, B Harris to third.
J Wilson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 2ND: C Guillen grounded out to first. I Rodriguez singled to left.
I Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by J Hammel. R Raburn doubled to deep
right, I Rodriguez scored. C Monroe grounded out to third. B Inge tripled to
deep center, R Raburn scored. C Granderson struck out looking. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, DETROIT 3.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: D Navarro homered to left. A Iwamura grounded out to
shortstop. C Crawford singled to center. B Upton struck out swinging. C Pena
struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 3.

DETROIT 3RD: P Polanco hit a ground rule double to deep center. S Casey
grounded out to shortstop, P Polanco to third. M Ordonez singled to center,
P Polanco scored. C Guillen singled to right, M Ordonez to second. I Rodriguez
flied out to center. R Raburn reached on infield single to second, M Ordonez
scored, C Guillen to second. C Monroe struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 5.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: D Young struck out swinging. B Harris struck out looking.
J Gomes struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 4TH: B Inge struck out swinging. C Granderson walked.
C Granderson caught stealing second, catcher to second. P Polanco singled to
center. S Casey flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
DETROIT 5.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: J Wilson popped out to first. D Navarro grounded out to
shortstop. A Iwamura grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 5TH: J Salas relieved J Hammel. M Ordonez homered to right.
C Guillen flied out to center. I Rodriguez struck out swinging. R Raburn popped
out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 6.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Crawford singled to left center. B Upton singled to
right, C Crawford to second. C Pena struck out swinging. D Young grounded
into double play, pitcher to second to first, B Upton out at second.(0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 6TH: C Monroe grounded out to shortstop. B Inge struck out
swinging. C Granderson singled to right. P Polanco flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 6.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: B Harris grounded out to third. J Gomes tripled to deep
center. J Wilson popped out to second. D Navarro singled to left, J Gomes
scored. A Iwamura struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2,
DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 7TH: D Wheeler relieved J Salas. S Casey struck out swinging.
M Ordonez singled to center. C Guillen struck out swinging. I Rodriguez
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, DETROIT 6.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Crawford singled to center. B Upton grounded into
fielder's choice to third, C Crawford out at second. C Pena flied out to
center. J Grilli relieved N Robertson. D Young singled to right, B Upton to
second. B Harris singled to left, B Upton to third, D Young to second.
J Gomes homered to left, B Upton, D Young and B Harris scored. J Wilson singled
to center. T Byrdak relieved J Grilli. D Navarro grounded out to third.
(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 8TH: R Raburn doubled to left. C Monroe hit by pitch. B Inge
sacrificed to pitcher, R Raburn to third, C Monroe to second. C Granderson
grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Raburn scored, C Monroe to third.
P Polanco singled to right, C Monroe scored, C Granderson to third. S Casey
doubled to right, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third. S Dohmann relieved
D Wheeler. M Ordonez grounded out to second. C Guillen struck out swinging.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, DETROIT 9.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: T Jones relieved T Byrdak. A Iwamura grounded out to second.
C Crawford singled to right. B Upton flied out to center. C Crawford to
second on fielder's indifference. C Pena grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, DETROIT 9.</div>

 

Raburn sparks three-run eighth as Tigers hold off Devil Rays

<h3>DETROIT 9, TAMPA BAY 6</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays were the perfectaspirin for the defending American League champions.

Rookie Ryan Raburn had two RBI and scored the go-ahead run inthe bottom of the eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers posted a9-6 victory over the Devil Rays on Tuesday night.


The Tigers (63-49) have now put together consecutive wins forthe first time since winning four in a row from July 15-19.They ended their season-worst five-game slide in Monday's seriesopener.


With Detroit holding a 6-2 lead in the eighth inning, managerJim Leyland decided to pull starter Nate Robertson with two outsand a runner on first in favor of Jason Grilli.


The move proved to be costly.


Delmon Young and Brendan Harris each singled to load the basesfor Jonny Gomes, who banged his second career grand slam offGrilli to tie the game at 6-6. Gomes hit his first four-baggeron September 12, 2006, against Baltimore.


However, Tampa Bay reliever Dan Wheeler couldn't hold the lead.Raburn doubled to open the eighth and Craig Monroe was hit by apitch before the pair advanced on Brandon Inge's sacrifice.Curtis Granderson then hit into a fielder's choice, but Raburnbeat Harris' throw at the plate for the go-ahead run.

The Tigers continued to add insurance as All-Star PlacidoPolanco and Sean Casey capped the three-run uprising with RBIsingles off Wheeler (0-1).


Tim Byrdak (1-0) picked up the win and veteran closer Todd Jonesgot the final three outs for his 30th save for the Tigers, whoimproved to just 11-15 since the All-Star Break.


Robertson was stellar before exiting, allowing two runs and ninehits with a career-best nine strikeouts.


In the third, Magglio Ordonez laced an RBI single up the middleand scored two batters later on Raburn's run-scoring base hitagainst starter Jason Hammel for a 6-1 advantage.


Ordonez came up huge again two innings later with a solo shot -his 18th - over the right field wall off reliever Juan Salas asDetroit created a 6-1 bulge. He finished 3-of-5 in raising hisAL-leading average to .354.


Casey's RBI single opened the scoring in the first and Raburnand Inge both collected run-scoring extra-base hits in thesecond as Detroit built a 3-1 edge.


Granderson's leadoff double helped him become the second Tigerin history with at least 30 doubles, 15 triples, 15 home runsand 10 stolen bases in a season.


Hammel was tagged for five runs and 10 hits in four innings toremain winless since tossing two frames of relief on June 24 atArizona. The second-year righthander is 0-7 as a starterthrough 13 outings dating to last season.

 

Raburn sparks three-run eighth as Tigers hold off Devil Rays

<h3>DETROIT 9, TAMPA BAY 6</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays were the perfectaspirin for the defending American League champions.

Rookie Ryan Raburn had two RBI and scored the go-ahead run inthe bottom of the eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers posted a9-6 victory over the Devil Rays on Tuesday night.


The Tigers (63-49) have now put together consecutive wins forthe first time since winning four in a row from July 15-19. Theyended their season-worst five-game slide in Monday's seriesopener.


With Detroit holding a 6-2 lead in the eighth inning, managerJim Leyland decided to pull starter Nate Robertson with two outsand a runner on first in favor of Jason Grilli.


The move proved to be costly.


Delmon Young and Brendan Harris each singled to load the basesfor Jonny Gomes, who banged his second career grand slam offGrilli to tie the game at 6-6. Gomes hit his first four-baggeron September 12, 2006, against Baltimore.


"I felt great about my hits," Gomes said. "But a win would havebeen better."


However, Tampa Bay reliever Dan Wheeler couldn't hold the lead.Raburn doubled to open the eighth and Craig Monroe was hit by apitch before the pair advanced on Brandon Inge's sacrifice.Curtis Granderson then hit into a fielder's choice, but Raburnbeat Harris' throw at the plate for the go-ahead run.

"(Raburn's) a hungry player, and hungry players are dangerous,"Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.


"That last inning was like an emotional roller coaster," Gomessaid. "My homer bought us to the top and some bloop hits offWheeler brought us back down again."


The Tigers continued to add insurance as All-Star PlacidoPolanco and Sean Casey capped the three-run uprising with RBIsingles off Wheeler (0-1).


"My job was to shut down that inning," Wheeler said. "I couldexecute my pitches. I felt good, the ball was coming out of myhand well. I just couldn't put the ball were I wanted to. Witha line-up like their's, that will hurt you."


Tim Byrdak (1-0) picked up the win and veteran closer Todd Jonesgot the final three outs for his 30th save for the Tigers, whoimproved to just 11-15 since the All-Star Break.


"You just can't let a game get away like that," Leyland said."You have to be able to get one out in that situation."

Robertson was stellar before exiting, allowing two runs and ninehits with a season-high nine strikeouts.


"I gave my team a chance to win, and that's the bottom line,"Robertson said. "We won the game. That's all that matters. Noone feels worse than (Grilli) right now, but he's had some greatgames for us, and he'll have more of them."


In the third, Magglio Ordonez laced an RBI single up the middleand scored two batters later on Raburn's run-scoring base hitagainst starter Jason Hammel for a 6-1 advantage.


Ordonez came up huge again two innings later with a solo shot -his 18th - over the right field wall off reliever Juan Salas asDetroit created a 6-1 bulge. He finished 3-of-5 in raising hisAL-leading average to .354.


Casey's RBI single opened the scoring in the first and Raburnand Inge both collected run-scoring extra-base hits in thesecond as Detroit built a 3-1 edge.


<div class="pre">"Nate deserved the win," Casey said. "But at least we got the</div>game as a team. We could have folded after that grand slam, butwe got right back after them."


Granderson's leadoff double helped him become the second Tigerin history with at least 30 doubles, 15 triples, 15 home runsand 10 stolen bases in a season.


Hammel was tagged for five runs and 10 hits in four innings toremain winless since tossing two frames of relief on June 24 atArizona. The second-year righthander is 0-7 as a starterthrough 13 outings dating to last season.


"I felt good and strong," Hammel said. "I made good pitchesthat they hit and I made bad pitches that they hit. That's whathappens. They a good swinging ball club." It was a toughloss."