Game Wrapup


	Champagne on ice

Tigers 7, Rays 5

Scott Kazmir struck out eight over his five innings on Thursday. (Duane Burleson/AP)

By Bill Chastain / MLB.com

Ben Zobrist homered twice and drove in four runs, but Scott Kazmir allowed four solo blasts over five innings, as the Rays' magic number to clinch the AL East remained at one with a loss to the Tigers. Evan Longoria added his 27th long ball.

Complete story >

Rays Coverage

Rays have short turnaround in Detroit

Tickets | MLB.TV | Multimedia | Shop

Series at a glance:

Thu. 09/25: DET 7, TB 5
Fri. 09/26: DET 6, TB 4
Sat. 09/27: DET 4, TB 3
Sun. 09/28: TB 8, DET 7

Tampa Bay (96-63)
Lost 1

Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 5

Detroit (72-86)
Won 1

September 25, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	5	7	1
Detroit	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	X	7	9	0

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Upton, B, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.270
Zobrist, 2B	4	2	2	4	0	1	0	.241
Pena, C, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.245
Longoria, 3B	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	.275
Aybar, W, DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.255
Navarro, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.294
1-Gomes, J, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174
Gross, RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.241
Hinske, LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.246
Bartlett, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.287
Totals	32	5	7	5	3	8	10
1-Ran for Navarro in the 9th.
BATTING HR: Zobrist 2 (10, 1st inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 1 out; 8th inning off Galarraga, 2 on, 2 out), Longoria (27, 7th inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Zobrist 8; Longoria 4; Aybar, W; Navarro; Gross; Hinske. RBI: Zobrist 4 (27), Longoria (85). 2-out RBI: Zobrist 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hinske. GIDP: Navarro 2. Team RISP: 1-for-4. Team LOB: 3. FIELDING E: Hinske (3, fielding). DP: (Longoria-Zobrist-Pena, C).

Detroit	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Santiago, SS	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	.301
Thames, M, DH	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	.248
Ordonez, RF	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.316
Cabrera, Mi, 1B	3	0	0	1	0	2	1	.294
Hessman, 3B	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	.296
a-Granderson, PH-CF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.286
Raburn, 2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.233
Inge, CF-3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.204
Joyce, LF	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.258
Ryan, C	4	1	1	1	0	1	4	.306
Totals	30	7	9	6	5	8	12
a-Lined out for Hessman in the 6th.
BATTING 2B: Thames, M (12, Hammel). HR: Santiago 2 (3, 1st inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 0 out; 3rd inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 0 out), Hessman (5, 4th inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 0 out), Ryan (2, 5th inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 0 out), Granderson (21, 7th inning off Bradford, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Santiago 9; Thames, M 3; Hessman 4; Granderson 4; Raburn; Ryan 4. RBI: Santiago 2 (16), Hessman (7), Ryan (7), Cabrera, Mi (126), Granderson (62). 2-out RBI: Granderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ryan 2. SF: Cabrera, Mi. GIDP: Ordonez. Team RISP: 0-for-5. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Inge (4, 2nd base off Hammel/Navarro). CS: Joyce (2, 2nd base by Percival/Navarro). FIELDING DP: 2 (Raburn-Santiago-Cabrera, Mi, Cabrera, Mi-Santiago).

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kazmir (L, 12-8)	5.0	6	4	4	2	8	4	3.49
Hammel	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.66
Bradford	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.12
Percival	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.63

Detroit	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Galarraga (W, 13-6)	7.2	6	5	5	2	5	3	3.68
Rodney (S, 11)	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	4.93

Hammel pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Kazmir 102-60, Hammel 28-16, Bradford 15-10, Percival 17-9, Galarraga 102-64, Rodney 31-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kazmir 3-1, Hammel 2-0, Bradford 1-2, Percival 0-2, Galarraga 9-2, Rodney 0-0.
Batters faced: Kazmir 22, Hammel 7, Bradford 4, Percival 3, Galarraga 29, Rodney 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Bradford 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 83 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:46.
Att: 36,259.
September 25, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

Below is an advertisement.