MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/02/2068
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 3112 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (18-12) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 12 0
Detroit Tigers (14-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 5 0
Rays Win at Detroit, 5-4
The Tampa Bay Rays did just enough to sneak past the Detroit Tigers, 5-4, at Comerica Park. Tampa Bay pitcher Jared Wiggins, in particular, had a standout performance. Wiggins picked up the win for Tampa Bay, going 7.1 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 2-1. Ernie Newman closed the game out for Tampa Bay, earning his 12th save.

Tampa Bay took a 5-2 lead on Willie Watkins's 4th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Watkins hit in the top of the eighth, left Detroit pitcher Don Robinson shaking his head.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Tampa Bay manager . "It's usually not just one thing."

Detroit drops to 14-16.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Poat CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .286 0 1
N. Foxx 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .212 0 9
W. Watkins 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .221 3 15
N. Burt LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .253 4 16
C. Gordon 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .216 5 13
   a-R. Ruíz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 5 15
L. Willard DH 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .284 5 15
S. Haggar RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .295 3 12
T. Phillips SS 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .170 0 5
A. Salas C 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .308 1 5
Totals 39 5 12 4 6 9 20      
a - R. Ruíz substituted for C. Gordon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Poat (1, 3rd Inning off R. Shawkey, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Phillips (4, 4th Inning off R. Shawkey, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Foxx (6, 6th Inning off A. Garrett, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Watkins (4, 8th Inning off D. Robinson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Haggar (4, 4th Inning off R. Shawkey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Willard (5, 7th Inning off T. Buck, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Poat 3 , N. Foxx 2 , W. Watkins 2 , L. Willard 7 , S. Haggar 4 , T. Phillips 2 , A. Salas
2-out RBI: B. Poat , W. Watkins , T. Phillips
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Watkins , N. Burt 3 , T. Phillips , A. Salas 2
Team LOB: 13
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Beasley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 0 10
E. Aldrin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 6 17
D. O DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .281 4 6
R. Dorn 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .327 6 19
T. Ríos C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .236 5 14
D. Ellis RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188 3 10
K. Álvarez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 3
M. Cruz CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 7
   a-P. O'Day PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 1
D. Williams SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .156 0 6
Totals 32 4 5 4 1 8 3      
a - P. O'Day pinch hit for M. Cruz in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. O 2 (4, 7th Inning off J. Wiggins, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off E. Newman, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Ríos (5, 7th Inning off J. Wiggins, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Dorn (6, 9th Inning off E. Newman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. O 8 , R. Dorn 4 , T. Ríos 4 , M. Cruz
2-out RBI: D. O , R. Dorn , T. Ríos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Beasley
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cruz (4)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wiggins W (2-1) 7.1 3 2 2 0 4 2 92 2.95   
C. Gutiérrez H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 1.04   
E. Newman SV (12) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 2 21 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wiggins 68
Batters Faced: J. Wiggins 25, C. Gutiérrez 2, E. Newman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wiggins 8-10, C. Gutiérrez 0-0, E. Newman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wiggins 92-65, C. Gutiérrez 9-6, E. Newman 21-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Shawkey L (1-4) 4.2 7 3 3 3 4 0 103 5.45   
A. Garrett 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 20 1.69   
T. Buck 1.1 1 2 2 1 2 1 26 3.24   
D. Robinson 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Shawkey 39
Batters Faced: R. Shawkey 24, A. Garrett 7, T. Buck 6, D. Robinson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Shawkey 6-4, A. Garrett 1-1, T. Buck 0-2, D. Robinson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Shawkey 103-63, A. Garrett 20-12, T. Buck 26-16, D. Robinson 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Garrett 1-0 , D. Robinson 1-1
WP: R. Shawkey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jared Wiggins
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Rain (48 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 29164
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