Rays 5, Tigers 2
Akinori Iwamura had an RBI and a run scored in the third inning on Friday. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
The Rays moved to 41-16 at the Trop after Carlos Pena hit a tie-breaking homer in the sixth inning, his 19th of the year, to put the Rays on top for good. Evan Longoria followed with his team-leading 20th homer in the seventh to secure the win.
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Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 2
Today's Boxes 8/1/08
PIT 3, CHC 0
LAA 1, NYY 0
BOS 2, OAK 1
COL 5, FLA 2
MIL 9, ATL 0
WSH 5, CIN 2
HOU 7, NYM 3
TEX 9, TOR 8
CWS 4, KC 2
MIN 4, CLE 1
STL 6, PHI 3
SF 3, SD 2
BAL 10, SEA 5
ARI 2, LAD 1
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Standings thru 8/1/08 | Recap: DET | TB | Gameday | Tigers stats | Rays stats
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .308
Polanco , 2B3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .306
Guillen , 3B4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .283
Ordonez , RF3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .319
Cabrera , 1B3 0 1 1 2 1 4 .294
Sheffield , DH3 0 0 1 1 1 6 .226
Thames , LF4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .247
Renteria , SS4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256
Inge , C3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .228
Totals 31 2 4 2 9 11 22
BATTING 2B : Inge (10, Kazmir), Granderson (18, Howell).3B : Cabrera (2, Kazmir).TB : Granderson 2; Ordonez; Cabrera 3; Inge 2.RBI : Sheffield (30), Cabrera (80).2-out RBI : Sheffield; Cabrera.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Thames 2; Sheffield 4; Granderson; Cabrera.Team LOB : 12.FIELDING PB : Inge (4).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .276
Upton , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267
Crawford , LF3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .272
Longoria , 3B4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .275
Pena , 1B4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .237
Floyd , DH2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .250
a-Aybar , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Navarro , C4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .309
Hinske , RF1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .255
Gross , RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Bartlett , SS3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .252
Totals 31 5 9 3 4 7 17
BATTING 2B : Iwamura (21, Miner), Floyd (5, Miner).3B : Crawford (10, Miner), Bartlett (2, Miner).HR : Pena (19, 6th inning off Miner, 0 on, 0 out), Longoria (20, 7th inning off Zumaya, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Iwamura 3; Upton; Crawford 3; Longoria 4; Pena 4; Floyd 3; Bartlett 3.RBI : Iwamura (30), Pena (56), Longoria (64).2-out RBI : Longoria.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Longoria; Pena; Iwamura 2.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Upton (33, 2nd base off Miner/Inge), Crawford (24, 2nd base off Miner/Inge), Hinske (8, 3rd base off Zumaya/Inge).CS : Iwamura (4, 2nd base by Miner/Inge), Upton (14, 3rd base by Miner/Inge).
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Miner (L, 5-4)5.1 8 4 3 3 3 1 3.77
Zumaya 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2.61
Seay 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.48
WP : Zumaya.HBP : Ordonez (by Howell).Pitches-strikes : Miner 95-56, Zumaya 32-18, Seay 24-15, Kazmir 110-61, Balfour 19-11, Howell 19-7, Wheeler 31-19, Percival 17-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Miner 4-7, Zumaya 2-0, Seay 1-1, Kazmir 1-8, Balfour 0-1, Howell 1-1, Wheeler 1-2, Percival 0-1.Batters faced : Miner 25, Zumaya 6, Seay 4, Kazmir 23, Balfour 4, Howell 5, Wheeler 5, Percival 4.Inherited runners-scored : Zumaya 1-1, Balfour 2-0, Wheeler 3-0.Umpires : HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Jeff Nelson.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:29.Att : 26,403.August 1, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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