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9
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6
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Saturday, September 5, 2009, 7:08PM
, Tropicana Field
Attendance: 36,973, Time of Game: 3:13
Tigers
8
74-61
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 at Rays
6
72-63
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Bobby Seay (5-2)
L: Grant Balfour (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  2   0  0  0   3  2  0    8 11  0
Rays            4  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    6  8  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .255 .802 7 3 -0.014 0.88 0.024 -0.038 -0.2 3 0
   Ryan Raburn PH-CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .821 11 6 0.034 1.72 0.068 -0.035 -0.2 1 0
Placido Polanco 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .275 .718 19 12 0.264 1.39 0.327 -0.063 1.4 3 5 HR
Carlos Guillen LF 4 0 1 2 1 1 .249 .751 22 12 -0.065 1.29 0.179 -0.244 0.6 1 0 3B,GDP
Miguel Cabrera 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .338 .968 19 10 0.024 0.96 0.096 -0.071 -0.4 8 1 GDP
Aubrey Huff DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .700 21 13 -0.164 1.44 0.000 -0.164 -1.4 GDP
   Don Kelly PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .662 0.040 2.45 0.040 0.000 0.2 SB
Magglio Ordonez RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .282 .753 12 6 0.093 1.17 0.107 -0.014 0.9 1 0 2B,IW
   Clete Thomas PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 .730 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Brandon Inge 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 .747 13 10 0.027 1.75 0.109 -0.083 -0.2 1 3
Alex Avila C 3 1 1 2 0 1 .310 1.086 12 7 0.104 1.03 0.154 -0.051 1.1 5 1 HR
   Marcus Thames PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .247 .785 6 3 0.154 4.71 0.154 0.000 1.0
   Gerald Laird C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .626 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ramon Santiago SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 .264 .726 6 6 0.061 0.92 0.085 -0.024 0.4 1 1 2B
   Wilkin Ramirez PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 1.048 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Adam Everett SS 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 .625 2 1 0.032 2.39 0.032 0.000 0.0 1 0 SH
Armando Galarraga P 0 1
   Eddie Bonine P 0 0
   Fu-Te Ni P 0 0
   Jeremy Bonderman P 0 0
   Bobby Seay P 0 0
   Zach Miner P 0 0
   Brandon Lyon P 0 0
Team Totals 34 8 11 8 5 5 .324 1.028 150 89 0.590 1.39 1.375 -0.787 3.2 27 12
2B: R Santiago (6, off J Shields); M Ordonez (18, off J Shields).
3B: C Guillen (2, off J Shields).
HR: P Polanco (10, off J Shields; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); A Avila (4, off J Shields; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: A Everett (12, off D Wheeler).
IBB: M Ordonez (2, by R Springer).
TB: P Polanco 5; A Avila 4; R Santiago 3; M Ordonez 3; C Guillen 3; B Inge; M Cabrera; M Thames.
GIDP: A Huff (14); M Cabrera (18); C Guillen (7).
RBI: A Avila 2 (11); P Polanco 2 (63); C Guillen 2 (32); A Everett (40); M Thames (31).
2-out RBI: C Guillen 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Inge-P Polanco-M Cabrera 2.
Baserunning
SB: D Kelly (1, 2nd base off R Springer/G Zaun).

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Bartlett SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 .334 .909 21 11 0.022 0.84 0.078 -0.056 0.0 1 3
Carl Crawford LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 .305 .816 22 11 0.118 1.06 0.144 -0.026 1.0 4 0 HBP
Ben Zobrist RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .283 .923 13 6 -0.005 1.40 0.094 -0.099 0.5 2 0 SB
Carlos Pena 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .229 .899 16 7 0.016 1.62 0.103 -0.087 0.6 9 0
Pat Burrell DH 2 0 1 2 0 1 .239 .736 17 10 0.050 1.46 0.079 -0.029 -0.4 2·SF
Evan Longoria 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .279 .883 14 8 0.318 1.43 0.354 -0.036 2.4 1 3 HR,GDP
Akinori Iwamura 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .769 10 6 -0.096 1.29 0.030 -0.125 -0.2 2 4 2B
Gregg Zaun C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .760 12 7 -0.219 1.33 0.000 -0.219 -1.8 5 0 GDP
Fernando Perez CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 6 5 -0.065 1.19 0.056 -0.121 -0.8 3 0 CS
   Willy Aybar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .765 7 4 -0.050 1.91 0.000 -0.050 -0.2
James Shields P 0 0
   Randy Choate P 0 0
   Grant Balfour P 0 0
   Russ Springer P 0 0
   J.P. Howell P 0 0
   Dan Wheeler P 0 1
Team Totals 30 6 8 6 5 6 .267 .768 138 75 0.089 1.29 0.938 -0.848 1.2 27 11
2B: A Iwamura (14, off E Bonine).
HR: E Longoria (27, off A Galarraga; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: P Burrell 2 (3, 2 off A Galarraga).
HBP: C Crawford (7, by B Seay).
TB: E Longoria 5; A Iwamura 2; J Bartlett; F Perez; P Burrell; B Zobrist; C Pena.
GIDP: G Zaun (4); E Longoria (26).
RBI: E Longoria 3 (99); P Burrell 2 (57); C Pena (100).
2-out RBI: E Longoria 3.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 3. A Iwamura-J Bartlett-C Pena; J Bartlett-A Iwamura-C Pena; E Longoria-C Pena.
Baserunning
SB: B Zobrist (16, 2nd base off J Bonderman/A Avila).
CS: F Perez (2, 2nd base by J Bonderman/A Avila).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Armando Galarraga 2.1 4 6 6 3 1 1 5.36 14 54 28 16 3 9 4 6 3 0 23 -0.465 1.15 -5.0
Eddie Bonine 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.32 5 17 12 6 1 5 3 1 1 0 1 0 0.053 0.55 1.1
Fu-Te Ni 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.24 3 12 5 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.012 0.39 0.3
Jeremy Bonderman 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 9.53 6 21 11 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.029 0.83 0.8
Bobby Seay, W (5-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.25 3 10 5 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.091 2.65 0.6
Zach Miner, H (5) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.46 4 12 6 4 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.094 3.30 0.5
Brandon Lyon, S (2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.95 3 12 8 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.098 1.26 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 6 6 5 6 1 6.00 38 138 75 41 8 26 12 14 5 0 23 3 0 -0.088 1.39 -1.2

Tampa Bay Rays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
James Shields 6.1 8 6 6 1 5 2 4.02 27 96 62 38 10 14 7 14 6 0 37 -0.187 0.94 -1.8
Randy Choate 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.15 1 9 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.068 2.29 -0.4
Grant Balfour, BS (4), L (5-4) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.62 4 17 10 6 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 -0.027 2.88 -0.1
Russ Springer 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.71 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.176 2.93 -1.1
J.P. Howell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.83 1 6 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 -0.154 4.71 -1.0
Dan Wheeler 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.40 5 17 8 7 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 0.022 0.91 1.1
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 5 5 2 8.00 40 150 89 57 12 20 14 16 6 0 37 10 3 -0.590 1.29 -3.2
R Choate faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
R Springer faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
J Howell faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Seay (1; C Crawford).
IBB: R Springer (3; M Ordonez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 3:13.
Attendance: 36,973.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Tampa Bay Rays
1 Curtis Granderson CF 1 Jason Bartlett SS
2 Placido Polanco 2B 2 Carl Crawford LF
3 Carlos Guillen LF 3 Ben Zobrist RF
4 Miguel Cabrera 1B 4 Carlos Pena 1B
5 Aubrey Huff DH 5 Pat Burrell DH
6 Magglio Ordonez RF 6 Evan Longoria 3B
7 Brandon Inge 3B 7 Akinori Iwamura 2B
8 Alex Avila C 8 Gregg Zaun C
9 Ramon Santiago SS 9 Fernando Perez CF
Armando Galarraga P James Shields P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR TBR E. Longoria A. Galarraga -23% 22% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Zobrist Scores; Pena Scores
t7 5-6 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R DET P. Polanco G. Balfour 23% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ramirez Scores; Raburn to 3B
t7 6-6 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  OO DET C. Guillen G. Balfour -20% 41% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b8 6-8 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO TBR G. Zaun Z. Miner 18% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 1-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RR DET C. Guillen J. Shields 17% 37% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Santiago Scores; Granderson Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' James Shields facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Granderson J. Shields -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R DET P. Polanco J. Shields 10% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t1 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Guillen J. Shields -1% 56% Flyball: LF
t1 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Cabrera J. Shields -1% 55% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  TBR J. Bartlett A. Galarraga -4% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  TBR C. Crawford A. Galarraga -6% 46% Walk; Bartlett to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O TBR B. Zobrist A. Galarraga 3% 48% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Bartlett to 3B
b1 0-1 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  TBR C. Pena A. Galarraga -3% 45% Walk; Zobrist to 2B
b1 0-1 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO TBR P. Burrell A. Galarraga 0% 45% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Bartlett Scores; Zobrist to 3B
b1 1-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR TBR E. Longoria A. Galarraga -23% 22% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Zobrist Scores; Pena Scores
b1 4-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR A. Iwamura A. Galarraga 1% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rays 4.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Rays' James Shields facing 5-6-7
t2 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Huff J. Shields -2% 20% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Ordonez J. Shields -1% 19% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 1-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge J. Shields -1% 18% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rays 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Armando Galarraga facing 8-9-1
b2 4-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O TBR G. Zaun A. Galarraga 1% 19% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b2 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR F. Perez A. Galarraga 1% 20% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b2 4-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBR J. Bartlett A. Galarraga 1% 21% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rays 4.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Rays' James Shields facing 8-9-1
t3 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET A. Avila J. Shields -2% 19% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET R. Santiago J. Shields 4% 22% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t3 1-4 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  DET C. Granderson J. Shields 2% 25% Walk
t3 1-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Polanco J. Shields -4% 20% Flyball: LF
t3 1-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RR DET C. Guillen J. Shields 17% 37% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Santiago Scores; Granderson Scores
t3 3-4 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Cabrera J. Shields -4% 33% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rays 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Armando Galarraga facing 2-3-4
b3 4-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TBR C. Crawford A. Galarraga -3% 30% Walk
b3 4-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBR B. Zobrist A. Galarraga -8% 22% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Crawford to 3B
b3 4-3 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  R TBR C. Pena A. Galarraga -7% 15% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Crawford Scores; Zobrist to 3B
b3 5-3 0 1-3 7,(3-2)  RO TBR P. Burrell A. Galarraga 1% 16% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Zobrist Scores
Eddie Bonine replaces Armando Galarraga pitching
b3 6-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO TBR E. Longoria E. Bonine 3% 19% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rays 6.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Rays' James Shields facing 5-6-7
t4 3-6 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O DET A. Huff J. Shields -2% 17% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t4 3-6 1 --- 6,(2-2)  DET M. Ordonez J. Shields 4% 21% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t4 3-6 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge J. Shields -3% 17% Lineout: LF
t4 3-6 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Avila J. Shields -3% 14% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rays 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Eddie Bonine facing 7-8-9
b4 6-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TBR A. Iwamura E. Bonine -3% 11% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b4 6-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TBR G. Zaun E. Bonine 2% 13% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b4 6-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TBR F. Perez E. Bonine 2% 15% Strikeout Looking
b4 6-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TBR J. Bartlett E. Bonine 2% 17% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rays 6.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Rays' James Shields facing 9-1-2
t5 3-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET R. Santiago J. Shields -2% 14% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Granderson J. Shields -2% 13% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 3-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET P. Polanco J. Shields -1% 12% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rays 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Fu-Te Ni facing 2-3-4
Fu-Te Ni replaces Eddie Bonine pitching
b5 6-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR C. Crawford F. Ni 1% 13% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 6-3 1 --- 4,(3-0)  TBR B. Zobrist F. Ni -1% 12% Walk
b5 6-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TBR C. Pena F. Ni 1% 13% Strikeout Swinging
Jeremy Bonderman replaces Fu-Te Ni pitching
b5 6-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBR P. Burrell J. Bonderman -1% 13% Zobrist Steals 2B
b5 6-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TBR P. Burrell J. Bonderman 2% 14% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rays 6.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Rays' James Shields facing 3-4-5
t6 3-6 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET C. Guillen J. Shields -2% 12% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  DET M. Cabrera J. Shields 3% 14% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t6 3-6 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO DET A. Huff J. Shields -5% 9% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rays 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Jeremy Bonderman facing 6-7-8
b6 6-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR E. Longoria J. Bonderman 1% 10% Strikeout Looking
b6 6-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O TBR A. Iwamura J. Bonderman 1% 11% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 6-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TBR G. Zaun J. Bonderman 0% 11% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rays 6.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Rays' James Shields facing 6-7-8
t7 3-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Ordonez J. Shields 4% 15% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t7 3-6 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge J. Shields -4% 11% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-6 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR DET A. Avila J. Shields 15% 27% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ordonez Scores
t7 5-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  DET R. Santiago J. Shields 5% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Randy Choate replaces James Shields pitching
Ryan Raburn pinch hits for Curtis Granderson (CF) batting 1st
Wilkin Ramirez pinch runs for Ramon Santiago (SS) batting 9th
t7 5-6 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  DET R. Raburn R. Choate 7% 38% Walk; Ramirez to 2B
Grant Balfour replaces Randy Choate pitching
t7 5-6 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R DET P. Polanco G. Balfour 23% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ramirez Scores; Raburn to 3B
t7 6-6 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  OO DET C. Guillen G. Balfour -20% 41% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rays 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Tied 6-6, Tigers' Jeremy Bonderman facing 9-1-2
Adam Everett replaces Wilkin Ramirez (PR) playing SS batting 9th
Ryan Raburn moves from PH to CF
b7 6-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TBR F. Perez J. Bonderman -6% 35% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
b7 6-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TBR J. Bartlett J. Bonderman 10% 45% Perez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b7 6-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TBR J. Bartlett J. Bonderman -4% 41% Walk
Bobby Seay replaces Jeremy Bonderman pitching
b7 6-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  TBR C. Crawford B. Seay -5% 35% Hit By Pitch; Bartlett to 2B
b7 6-6 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist B. Seay 7% 42% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 6-6 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O TBR C. Pena B. Seay 8% 50% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Rays 6.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 6-6, Rays' Grant Balfour facing 4-5-6
t8 6-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  DET M. Cabrera G. Balfour 7% 57% Walk
t8 6-6 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET A. Huff G. Balfour -7% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
Russ Springer replaces Grant Balfour pitching
Don Kelly pinch runs for Aubrey Huff (DH) batting 5th
t8 6-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET M. Ordonez R. Springer 4% 54% Kelly Steals 2B
t8 6-6 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET M. Ordonez R. Springer 3% 57% Intentional Walk
t8 6-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Inge R. Springer 11% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Kelly to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
J.P. Howell replaces Russ Springer pitching
Marcus Thames pinch hits for Alex Avila (C) batting 8th
t8 6-6 1 123 6,(3-2)  R DET M. Thames J. Howell 15% 83% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Kelly Scores; Ordonez to 3B; Inge to 2B
Dan Wheeler replaces J.P. Howell pitching
Clete Thomas pinch runs for Magglio Ordonez (RF) batting 6th
t8 7-6 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO DET A. Everett D. Wheeler 3% 86% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Thomas Scores; Inge to 3B; Thames to 2B
t8 8-6 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O DET R. Raburn D. Wheeler -3% 83% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Rays 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 6-8, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 5-6-7
Zach Miner replaces Bobby Seay pitching
Gerald Laird replaces Marcus Thames (PH) playing C batting 8th
Clete Thomas moves from PR to RF
b8 6-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TBR P. Burrell Z. Miner -8% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 6-8 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  TBR E. Longoria Z. Miner -12% 63% Single to P (Ground Ball); Burrell to 2B
b8 6-8 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O TBR A. Iwamura Z. Miner 11% 74% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
b8 6-8 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO TBR G. Zaun Z. Miner 18% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Rays 6.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-6, Rays' Dan Wheeler facing 2-3-4
t9 8-6 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O DET P. Polanco D. Wheeler -1% 91% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 8-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  DET C. Guillen D. Wheeler 1% 92% Walk
t9 8-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO DET M. Cabrera D. Wheeler -2% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Rays 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 6-8, Tigers' Brandon Lyon facing 9-1-2
Brandon Lyon replaces Zach Miner pitching
Willy Aybar pinch hits for Fernando Perez (CF) batting 9th
b9 6-8 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O TBR W. Aybar B. Lyon 5% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 6-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR J. Bartlett B. Lyon 3% 98% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b9 6-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR C. Crawford B. Lyon 2% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Rays 6.

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