MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/09/2045
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2697 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2045 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Detroit Tigers (67-75) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 7 3
Tampa Bay Rays (75-67) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 3
Tigers Get Hard-Earned Win
The Detroit Tigers snuck past the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4, in 13 innings. Detroit pitcher Enreecko Bengco, in particular, had a standout performance. The win puts the Tigers at 67-75, while the Rays drop to 75-67.

Detroit first baseman Ron Stewart produced at a critical juncture. It happened in the top of the 13th with Walker Withers on the mound and Detroit leading 4-3. Stewart drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

"Our guys just had that look of determination," said winning manager Mike A.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Medina LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258 7 34
   b-R. Stewart PH, 1B 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 .265 3 16
   c-T. Ghegan 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 9 35
M. Arko 3B 7 1 1 0 0 6 6 .274 8 42
R. Fawbush RF, LF 6 0 2 1 0 1 2 .288 27 94
J. Pulliam CF 4 0 0 0 2 3 2 .258 35 102
R. Woods 1B, RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .253 6 31
J. Pea DH 5 0 1 1 1 3 2 .247 6 38
S. Baker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .210 2 21
   a-R. Romero PR, 2B 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 .213 10 46
D. Altieri C 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .212 10 36
J. Pineda SS 4 1 0 0 2 3 3 .183 0 3
Totals 46 5 7 4 8 23 27      
a - R. Romero pinch ran for S. Baker in the 9th
b - R. Stewart pinch hit for J. Medina in the 9th
c - T. Ghegan substituted for R. Stewart in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Arko (18, 1st Inning off C. Sawyer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Stewart 2 , M. Arko 2 , R. Fawbush 2 , R. Woods , J. Pea
2-out RBI: , R. Stewart 2 , R. Fawbush , J. Pea
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Arko , J. Pulliam , S. Baker
Hit by Pitch: R. Woods , D. Altieri
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Fawbush (6) , J. Pineda (3)
CS: J. Pea (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Stewart (3) , M. Arko (10) , J. Pineda (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Muhlbauer DH 7 0 1 1 0 0 2 .271 16 49
S. Lumsden RF 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 .298 9 33
G. O'Brien 2B 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 .280 24 84
T. Driscoll 3B 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 23 64
T. Isenhour LF 4 0 1 0 2 2 1 .236 4 20
J. Mendez 1B 5 0 0 1 1 2 2 .265 14 56
J. Luster CF 5 1 0 0 1 1 6 .250 11 42
C. Anthony C 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 .214 9 34
K. Howard SS 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 .230 4 18
Totals 49 4 7 4 7 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Howard 2 (6, 4th Inning off Z. Duffey, 1 on, 2 outs; 13th Inning off R. Blue, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Isenhour (10, 8th Inning off E. Bengco, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Muhlbauer (20, 13th Inning off M. Sorensen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Howard (4, 2nd Inning off Z. Duffey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Muhlbauer 2 , S. Lumsden , T. Driscoll , T. Isenhour 2 , K. Howard 8
2-out RBI: R. Muhlbauer , J. Mendez , K. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Muhlbauer , S. Lumsden , G. O'Brien 2 , T. Isenhour , J. Luster 2 , C. Anthony
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Lumsden (19) , T. Driscoll (14)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Whiteaker (2) , K. Howard 2 (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Anthony-O'Brien)
OF assists: 1 (Lumsden(Altieri at 3rd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Duffey 4.2 4 3 3 4 1 1 100 4.34   
E. Bengco 6.1 1 0 0 3 3 0 83 4.27   
R. Blue W (3-7) 1.2 1 1 1 0 4 0 22 3.66   
M. Sorensen SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Duffey 41
Batters Faced: Z. Duffey 22, E. Bengco 26, R. Blue 6, M. Sorensen 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Duffey 5-8, E. Bengco 9-7, R. Blue 1-0, M. Sorensen 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Duffey 100-58, E. Bengco 83-54, R. Blue 22-18, M. Sorensen 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Bengco 1-0 , M. Sorensen 1-1
WP: Z. Duffey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sawyer 4.0 2 2 2 3 6 0 74 4.56   
W. Whiteaker 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 38 5.74   
J. Phillip H (21) 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 25 2.81   
P. Peterson BS (4) 1.1 1 1 0 0 3 0 26 3.29   
D. Larios 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 5.31   
S. Knight L (0-1) 1.1 1 2 2 3 2 0 31 1.93   
W. Withers 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 0.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sawyer 53
Batters Faced: C. Sawyer 18, W. Whiteaker 7, J. Phillip 7, P. Peterson 6, D. Larios 8, S. Knight 8, W. Withers 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sawyer 2-4, W. Whiteaker 0-1, J. Phillip 1-1, P. Peterson 0-0, D. Larios 2-1, S. Knight 1-1, W. Withers 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sawyer 74-44, W. Whiteaker 38-23, J. Phillip 25-14, P. Peterson 26-18, D. Larios 31-20, S. Knight 31-16, W. Withers 11-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Whiteaker 1-1 , S. Knight 1-0 , W. Withers 3-1
WP: S. Knight
Hit Batsmen: C. Sawyer , P. Peterson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Enreecko Bengco
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 5:08
Attendance: 31378
Special Notes: Mike Arko ties the DET regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 6.
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