MLB PRO
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/06/2023
 
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2250 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (59-55) 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0
Detroit Tigers (55-56) 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 10 2
Tampa Bay Beats Detroit, 7-4
Behind the hitting of Bobby Witt Jr., the Tampa Bay Rays stopped the Detroit Tigers, 7-4. Witt Jr. was 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Rays. The winning pitcher was Jeffery LeBlanc. He's now 3-0. He went 5.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits for the Rays. The win puts Tampa Bay at 59-55 this season.

It could have been a different outcome for Tampa Bay, had it not been for Daniel McCormick, the 27-year old first baseman . McCormick contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put Tampa Bay up, 3-0.

Rays manager Gabe Kapler praised Witt Jr. after the game. "I keep telling everyone," he said, "'Don't go to sleep on this kid.'"
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORES DETROIT BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Jenkins LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .331 20 63
W. Anderson CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .244 2 17
N. Plummer DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .258 7 48
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .293 15 59
O. Cruz 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245 12 46
W. Macoy 1B 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 .266 4 15
   a-W. Gray 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 2 20
T. Davis 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .207 1 14
D. Mesoraco C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .242 17 61
D. McCormick RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .217 8 41
Totals 33 7 5 7 3 11 4      
a - W. Gray substituted for W. Macoy in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (15, 2nd Inning off K. Muller, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. McCormick (8, 2nd Inning off K. Muller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Anderson , N. Plummer , B. Witt Jr. 4 , D. Mesoraco , D. McCormick 4
2-out RBI: N. Plummer , B. Witt Jr. , D. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr.
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Mesoraco (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cruz-Davis-Macoy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Edgar CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .269 5 32
   a-E. Bradfield PR, CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .234 3 22
J. India 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .194 2 12
   b-D. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 14 33
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 19 68
J. Sherburne RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .292 16 55
B. Archer DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .462 1 3
J. Venables 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 14 51
M. McIvor LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .231 0 2
R. Luna SS 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .258 5 40
T. Metzger C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .245 3 12
Totals 36 4 10 4 1 6 14      
a - E. Bradfield pinch ran for L. Edgar in the 5th
b - D. Lewis pinch hit for J. India in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Arenado (22, 1st Inning off J. LeBlanc, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Edgar (16, 5th Inning off J. LeBlanc, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Metzger (7, 6th Inning off J. LeBlanc, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. McIvor (1, 2nd Inning off J. LeBlanc, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Edgar 3 , E. Bradfield , N. Arenado 2 , J. Sherburne 2 , B. Archer , J. Venables , M. McIvor 3 , T. Metzger 2
2-out RBI: E. Bradfield , J. Sherburne , T. Metzger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. India , B. Archer 2
GIDP: J. India
Hit by Pitch: J. India , R. Luna
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Bradfield (23)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Arenado (7) , J. Venables (1)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORES DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. LeBlanc W (3-0) 5.2 8 4 4 1 4 0 94 61 2.31
M. Edison 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 39 25 2.41
D. Hughes SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 4.58
PITCHING
Game Score: J. LeBlanc 40
Batters Faced: J. LeBlanc 27, M. Edison 9, D. Hughes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. LeBlanc 7-5, M. Edison 3-2, D. Hughes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. LeBlanc 94-61, M. Edison 39-25, D. Hughes 6-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Edison 1-1
WP: M. Edison
Hit Batsmen: J. LeBlanc 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Muller L (5-3) 1.2 5 7 0 2 3 2 47 28 3.00
R. Demmitt 4.2 0 0 0 1 5 0 49 32 3.23
J. Doxakis 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 29 20 3.81
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Muller 26
Batters Faced: K. Muller 13, R. Demmitt 15, J. Doxakis 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Muller 1-0, R. Demmitt 3-6, J. Doxakis 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Muller 47-28, R. Demmitt 49-32, J. Doxakis 29-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Witt Jr.
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Rain (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 40698
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 3rd inning. LF Lucas Edgar was injured while running the bases.
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