MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/28/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1902 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (61-66) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 9 0
Tampa Bay Rays (57-70) 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 X 5 11 0
Close Win Moves Rays to 57-70
Detroit shortstop Alan Trammell had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 5-4, to Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field. Trammell went 3-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Matt Garza picked up the win with 5 innings of work. He allowed 3 runs on 7 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 7-13. With the win, the Rays have a record of 57-70.

Kevin Kiermaier came through for Tampa Bay with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. The center fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 2 runs batted in.

"When you win, you always have confidence," said Tampa Bay skipper . "Nobody likes to lose. Losing is a downer. That's how we look at it. It's always good to win."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Trammell SS 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .227 12 45
C. Gehringer 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .250 6 42
H. Greenberg 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .282 24 75
T. Cobb CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 .293 5 52
H. Heilmann DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .253 6 47
A. Kaline LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .279 6 60
T. Phillips RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .206 1 7
D. Evans 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .197 8 32
J. Bassler C 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .219 0 6
Totals 35 4 9 3 3 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Trammell (16, 3rd Inning off M. Garza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Trammell (12, 5th Inning off M. Garza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Trammell 7 , C. Gehringer 2 , H. Greenberg 2 , A. Kaline 2
2-out RBI: A. Kaline
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Trammell , C. Gehringer , T. Cobb , H. Heilmann
Sac Bunt: T. Phillips
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Trammell (18) , C. Gehringer 2 (10) , T. Cobb (50)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Greenberg-Trammell, Trammell-Gehringer-Greenberg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .245 10 41
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .209 9 41
Y. Díaz 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .345 16 67
   a-R. Winn PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 3 16
   b-C. Kotchman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Lowe DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .224 24 74
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .232 15 53
D. Martinez RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .231 8 44
B. Zobrist 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 13 40
J. Lugo SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .216 3 34
D. Navarro C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253 10 32
Totals 33 5 11 5 3 3 18      
a - R. Winn pinch ran for Y. Díaz in the 7th
b - C. Kotchman substituted for R. Winn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kiermaier (16, 1st Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Longoria (23, 2nd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kiermaier (9, 3rd Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Lowe (24, 3rd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Lugo (3, 4th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford , K. Kiermaier 6 , Y. Díaz , B. Lowe 5 , E. Longoria 2 , D. Martinez , J. Lugo 5 , D. Navarro
2-out RBI: B. Lowe , D. Martinez , J. Lugo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Kiermaier 2 , B. Lowe , J. Lugo
GIDP: E. Longoria , D. Martinez
Hit by Pitch: Y. Díaz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (40)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander L (10-13) 4.2 9 5 5 1 3 3 96 5.03   
H. Dauss 3.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 50 5.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 28
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 24, H. Dauss 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 8-2, H. Dauss 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 96-64, H. Dauss 50-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Dauss 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Verlander
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Garza W (7-13) 5.0 7 3 3 1 5 1 101 4.23   
D. Baez H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 6.10   
R. Hernandez H (8) 2.0 1 1 1 0 5 0 28 3.88   
J. Howell SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Garza 45
Batters Faced: M. Garza 23, D. Baez 5, R. Hernandez 7, J. Howell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Garza 7-3, D. Baez 1-1, R. Hernandez 0-1, J. Howell 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Garza 101-62, D. Baez 25-13, R. Hernandez 28-21, J. Howell 11-6
WP: M. Garza , R. Hernandez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alan Trammell
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 16361
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