MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/26/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1880 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (61-64) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays (55-70) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 4 6 1
Tampa Bay Earns 4-3 Win
Tampa Bay Rays starter Scott Kazmir found his groove in his team's 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. Tampa Bay reliever Roberto Hernandez was the winner. His record is now 3-2. The losing pitcher was Jim Bunning. Grant Balfour locked down his 24th save.

Yandy Díaz had a clutch at-bat with one out in the bottom of the sixth for the Rays. Coming up with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Tampa Bay trailing 2-1, he hit a 2-run single.

"Coulda, shoulda, woulda," said Detroit manager . "We had our chances and didn't cash in."

Tampa Bay is 4th in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 55-70.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Crawford RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .265 2 25
   b-G. Kell PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 1 9
T. Cobb CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .298 5 52
H. Heilmann DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 6 47
H. Greenberg 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .281 24 75
C. Gehringer 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 6 42
A. Kaline LF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 6 59
   c-N. Cash PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 1 12
   d-B. Higginson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 6
D. Evans 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 8 32
   a-T. Phillips PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 .213 1 7
A. Trammell SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .219 11 43
B. Freehan C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .268 7 39
Totals 34 3 7 3 4 11 17      
a - T. Phillips pinch hit for D. Evans in the 7th
b - G. Kell pinch hit for S. Crawford in the 7th
c - N. Cash pinch hit for A. Kaline in the 8th
d - B. Higginson substituted for N. Cash in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Greenberg (24, 4th Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Crawford , T. Cobb , H. Heilmann , H. Greenberg 4 , C. Gehringer , A. Trammell , B. Freehan
2-out RBI: B. Freehan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Cobb , C. Gehringer , A. Trammell
Sac Bunt: H. Greenberg
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Crawford (20) , H. Heilmann (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Greenberg-Trammell-Greenberg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .243 10 39
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .206 8 39
Y. Díaz 1B 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .348 16 67
   a-C. Kotchman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Lowe DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .223 23 72
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .231 15 53
D. Martinez RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 8 42
B. Zobrist 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .232 13 40
J. Lugo SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .211 2 33
D. Navarro C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 10 32
Totals 28 4 6 4 2 7 8      
a - C. Kotchman substituted for Y. Díaz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Crawford (10, 8th Inning off J. Bunning, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 5 , Y. Díaz 2 , E. Longoria , D. Navarro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zobrist
GIDP: B. Lowe
Sac Fly: K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (38)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Longoria (15)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bunning L (11-11) 7.2 6 4 4 1 6 1 107 4.77   
J. Hiller 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bunning 56
Batters Faced: J. Bunning 29, J. Hiller 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bunning 10-6, J. Hiller 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bunning 107-72, J. Hiller 13-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kazmir 6.2 5 3 3 1 9 1 98 5.94   
J. McGee BS (3) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.19   
R. Hernandez W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 3.86   
G. Balfour SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kazmir 60
Batters Faced: S. Kazmir 26, J. McGee 4, R. Hernandez 5, G. Balfour 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kazmir 8-3, J. McGee 0-0, R. Hernandez 2-0, G. Balfour 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kazmir 98-63, J. McGee 21-12, R. Hernandez 17-10, G. Balfour 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McGee 1-1 , R. Hernandez 1-0
WP: J. McGee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Kazmir
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 11367
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