MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/23/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1265 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (52-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 11 0
Detroit Tigers (49-64) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 12 0
Tigers Edged by Rays, 5-3
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers.

The Rays grabbed a win, 5-3, at Comerica Tigers Park, overcoming a fine effort from Detroit pitcher Justin Verlander. Verlander went 6.2 innings and allowed 1 run. With the victory, the Rays record stands at 52-64.

Tampa Bay used a timely hit from Ben Zobrist to get the win. The second baseman stroked a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Rays ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

Zobrist told a Tampa Bay Daily reporter that he was "very pleased" with the win.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .312 10 38
K. Kiermaier CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .237 12 46
Y. Díaz 1B 5 1 2 0 0 3 1 .311 6 44
C. Torriente DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .281 13 48
C. Crawford LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .206 6 34
   a-G. Carr PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .204 4 20
   b-R. Winn LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .179 2 5
B. Zobrist 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .208 4 8
D. Martinez RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .235 2 10
A. Huff 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .240 2 8
D. Navarro C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .213 4 31
Totals 38 5 11 5 3 11 17      
a - G. Carr pinch hit for C. Crawford in the 8th
b - R. Winn substituted for G. Carr in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Torriente (21, 4th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Zobrist (5, 8th Inning off H. Coveleski, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Lloyd (3, 6th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kiermaier (12, 8th Inning off H. Coveleski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lloyd 4 , K. Kiermaier 4 , Y. Díaz 2 , C. Torriente 2 , B. Zobrist 2 , D. Martinez 2 , D. Navarro 2
2-out RBI: D. Navarro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lloyd 2 , C. Torriente , B. Zobrist , D. Martinez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Torriente (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lloyd-Zobrist-Díaz, Zobrist-Lloyd)
OF assists: 1 (Kiermaier(Kaline at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cobb CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291 1 32
A. Trammell SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .226 7 34
H. Heilmann DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266 8 71
H. Greenberg 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .236 20 50
A. Kaline LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .253 3 36
V. Wertz RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .221 7 38
D. Evans 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 11 37
T. Phillips 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .298 2 12
B. Freehan C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .228 5 30
Totals 35 3 12 3 0 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Greenberg (17, 2nd Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Phillips (2, 7th Inning off J. McGee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Cobb , A. Trammell , H. Heilmann , H. Greenberg 3 , A. Kaline 2 , V. Wertz , D. Evans , T. Phillips 5 , B. Freehan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Evans
GIDP: A. Trammell
Team LOB: 5
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields 6.0 11 2 2 0 2 0 0 3.97   
J. McGee W (6-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3.94   
J. Howell H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.71   
G. Balfour SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 44
Batters Faced: J. Shields 25, J. McGee 4, J. Howell 3, G. Balfour 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 5-7, J. McGee 1-1, J. Howell 2-1, G. Balfour 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 0-61, J. McGee 0-14, J. Howell 9-7, G. Balfour 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander 6.2 5 1 1 2 7 0 0 4.52   
H. Coveleski L (6-5), BS (4) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 1 0 3.10   
J. Hiller 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 2.11   
M. Scherzer 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 65
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 27, H. Coveleski 7, J. Hiller 5, M. Scherzer 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 9-4, H. Coveleski 0-2, J. Hiller 1-0, M. Scherzer 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 0-66, H. Coveleski 0-10, J. Hiller 28-19, M. Scherzer 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Coveleski 2-0 , J. Hiller 1-0 , M. Scherzer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Verlander
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:51
Attendance: 22312
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 8th inning due to bad weather and rescheduled.
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