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Tigers
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 3, 2000
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 3, 2000 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 3, 2000 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 3, 2000 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willie Blair |
Home Starting Pitcher | Esteban Yan |
Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
City | St. Petersburg |
State | FL |
Attendance | 15,709 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: Justin Klemm 2B: Lance Barksdale 3B: Terry Craft |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Polonia | DH |
Rich Becker | Right Fielder |
Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
Robert Fick | First Baseman |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Juan Encarnacion | Center Fielder |
Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
Phil Garner | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Randy Winn | Center Fielder |
Gerald Williams | DH |
Bubba Trammell | Left Fielder |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Bob Smith | Second Baseman |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Mike Difelice | Catcher |
Felix Martinez | Shortstop |
Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 3, 2000
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Yan
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Yan
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Yan
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Yan
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Blair
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Winn for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Blair
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Becker. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Blair
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Blair
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Yan
Easley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Yan
Fick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Yan
Ausmus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Yan
Encarnacion hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Blair
Smith hits a popup towards first. Fick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Blair
Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Blair
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Yan
Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Yan
Polonia bunts in front of the plate. Difelice fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Yan
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Yan
Higginson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Higginson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Yan
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Blair
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Blair
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Winn vs. Blair
Winn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Blair
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to third. Winn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Trammell vs. Blair
Trammell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Becker. Trammell reaches second base with a double. Martinez scores. Winn scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Blair
McGriff is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Yan
Easley hits a line drive into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Yan
Fick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Yan
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Yan
Encarnacion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fick moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Yan
Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Winn. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Fick scores. Encarnacion goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Yan
Polonia hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Blair
Smith strikes out. Ausmus drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Smith out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Blair
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Blair
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Blair
Difelice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Blair
Martinez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Becker. Martinez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Winn vs. Blair
Winn strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Yan
Becker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Becker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Yan
Higginson hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Palmer vs. Yan
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trammell throws the ball in to Smith who tags Palmer, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Becker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Yan
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Blair
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Blair
Trammell hits a popup towards first. Fick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Blair
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Blair
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Creek
Doug Creek now pitching.
Fick hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Creek
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Creek
Encarnacion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Encarnacion reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Creek
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Polonia vs. Creek
Polonia hits a popup towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Cruz
Nelson Cruz now pitching.
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Cruz
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Cruz
Difelice hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Creek
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Creek
Higginson hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Mecir
Jim Mecir now pitching.
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Cruz
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Cruz
Winn is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Cruz
Cruz fires to first and picks off Winn. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cruz
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Cruz
Trammell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Mecir
Easley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Mecir
Fick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Mecir
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Mecir
There goes Ausmus. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Ausmus steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Encarnacion vs. Mecir
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Anderson
Matt Anderson now pitching.
McGriff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Anderson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Anderson
Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Hernandez
Polonia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Hernandez
There goes Polonia. The throw from Difelice and he is out, Martinez applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Hernandez
Becker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Anderson
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Anderson
Difelice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Anderson
Steve Cox pinch hits for Felix Martinez. Miguel Cairo pinch runs for Mike Difelice.
Cox takes first base on ball four. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winn vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching. Ozzie Guillen pinch runs for Steve Cox.
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Winn for the out. Cairo moves to third. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Patterson
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Hernandez
Ozzie Guillen now playing shortstop. John Flaherty now catching.
Higginson hits a line drive towards short. Guillen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Hernandez
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Hernandez
Easley hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Hernandez
Fick hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 5 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Jones
The ball gets by Ausmus for a passed ball. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Jones
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Jones
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Jones
Castilla strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/3/2000 -- Detroit at Tampa Bay (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Polonia L, dh 4 0 1 0 Winn R, cf 4 1 1 0 Becker R, rf 2 1 1 1 Williams G, dh 4 0 2 0 Higginson B, lf 5 0 1 0 Trammell B, lf 4 0 1 2 Palmer D, 3b 5 0 1 1 McGriff F, 1b 5 0 1 0 Easley D, 2b 5 1 1 1 Smith B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Fick R, 1b 5 1 1 0 Castilla V, 3b 5 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 3 0 1 0 Guillen J, rf 3 1 0 0 Encarnacion J, cf 4 1 2 0 Difelice M, c 3 1 1 2 Cruz D, ss 3 1 2 2 Cairo M, pr 0 0 0 0 Flaherty J, c 0 0 0 0 Martinez F, ss 2 1 1 0 Cox S, ph 0 0 0 0 Guillen O, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 11 5 35 4 7 4 Detroit 001 210 000 1 -- 5 Tampa Bay 002 200 000 0 -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Blair W 5.0 6 4 4 2 4 Cruz N 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 Anderson M 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 Patterson D (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Jones T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Yan E 5.0 8 4 4 1 3 Creek D 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 Mecir J 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 Hernandez R (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 DP -- Detroit 1, Tampa Bay 1 LOB -- Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 8 2B -- Williams G, Cruz D 2, Higginson B, Trammell B, Martinez F, Becker R, Encarnacion J HR -- Difelice M, Easley D SB -- Ausmus B CS -- Polonia L SH -- Polonia L SF -- Becker R HBP -- by Cruz N (Winn R) PB -- Ausmus B T -- 3:15 A -- 15709
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