MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/28/2045
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2544 - MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2045 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (67-64) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Detroit Tigers (61-70) 5 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 12 13 1
Rays Lose Big to Tigers, 12-2
The home crowd had a good time watching the Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers get after it.

With second baseman Mike Arko leading the charge, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 12-2, at Comerica Park. Arko, who is tied for 2nd in the AL in triples with 11, was 3-3 with a home run, 2 triples, and 2 walks, while scoring 4 times and driving in 3. The winning pitcher was Greg Dalby. His record now stands at 10-12. The right-hander went 8 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits for the Tigers.

Early in the game, center fielder Joe Pulliam had a 2-run home run for Detroit. It was his 35th home run of the season and put the Tigers on top, 3-1.

"We came out with clear minds and swung the bats well," said Detroit manager Mike A.

Detroit is now 61-70, Tampa Bay 67-64.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Muhlbauer DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289 16 45
S. Lumsden RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .295 9 33
G. O'Brien 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .269 21 76
T. Driscoll 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 23 64
M. Tirado C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .262 12 43
J. Mendez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 12 46
J. Green LF 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .214 11 37
J. Luster CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 8 37
K. Howard SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 14
Totals 29 2 2 2 3 8 3      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Muhlbauer (16, 1st Inning off G. Dalby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Muhlbauer 4 , G. O'Brien
2-out RBI: G. O'Brien
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: K. Howard (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Arko 3B, 2B 3 4 3 3 2 0 0 .282 8 41
R. Romero 2B, SS 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .216 10 42
R. Fawbush RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .297 26 90
J. Pulliam CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .268 35 102
S. Baker 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .204 2 21
J. Pea DH 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .261 6 37
R. Woods LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .253 6 29
R. Stewart C 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .243 3 14
J. Pineda SS 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .280 0 3
   a-R. Gretz PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 0 6
Totals 38 12 13 12 6 7 17      
a - R. Gretz pinch hit for J. Pineda in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Fawbush (27, 1st Inning off W. Whiteaker, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Pea (27, 4th Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Pineda (3, 5th Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Romero (23, 7th Inning off T. Gauthier, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Arko 2 (11, 1st Inning off W. Whiteaker, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Fawbush (2, 2nd Inning off W. Whiteaker, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pulliam (35, 1st Inning off W. Whiteaker, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Pea (6, 1st Inning off W. Whiteaker, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Arko (8, 3rd Inning off D. Larios, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Arko 10 , R. Romero 2 , R. Fawbush 5 , J. Pulliam 4 , S. Baker , J. Pea 7 , R. Woods , J. Pineda 2
2-out RBI: R. Romero , S. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Fawbush 2 , R. Woods 2 , R. Stewart
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: G. Dalby (2)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Whiteaker L (5-8) 1.2 8 7 7 2 1 2 54 5.86   
D. Larios 1.2 1 2 2 1 3 1 31 5.56   
J. Lopez 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 40 3.48   
T. Gauthier 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 0 23 3.65   
T. Michaelson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Whiteaker 4
Batters Faced: W. Whiteaker 15, D. Larios 7, J. Lopez 11, T. Gauthier 6, T. Michaelson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Whiteaker 1-3, D. Larios 2-0, J. Lopez 5-1, T. Gauthier 0-2, T. Michaelson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Whiteaker 54-33, D. Larios 31-19, J. Lopez 40-23, T. Gauthier 23-11, T. Michaelson 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Larios 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Dalby W (10-12) 8.0 2 2 2 3 6 1 99 4.97   
E. Bengco 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 4.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Dalby 73
Batters Faced: G. Dalby 29, E. Bengco 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Dalby 8-10, E. Bengco 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Dalby 99-64, E. Bengco 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Arko
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 20079
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