Game Wrapup


	Big V gets No. 15

Tigers 4, Rays 3

Justin Verlander's 15th win tied him with the Yankees' CC Sabathia for most in the AL. (AP)

By Jason Beck / MLB.com

Justin Verlander entered looking for his 15th win of the season. After Verlander allowed two homers in the Rays' three-run third inning and the Tigers were held in check by Jeff Niemann, things didn't look good. But Placido Polanco's three-run homer in the eighth changed everything.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 08/28: DET 6, TB 2
Sat. 08/29: TB 3, DET 1
Sun. 08/30: DET 4, TB 3
Mon. 08/31: TB 11, DET 7

Tampa Bay (70-59)
Lost 1

Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 3

Detroit (69-60)
Won 1

August 30, 2009

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

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Bartlett, SS	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	.337
Crawford, LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.312
Zobrist, RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	4	.288
Pena, C, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.218
Burrell, DH	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	.239
Longoria, 3B	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	.267
Zaun, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.258
1-Kapler, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Iwamura, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.311
Upton, B, CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.241
Totals	32	3	7	3	3	4	15
1-Ran for Zaun in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Upton, B (29, Verlander). HR: Longoria (25, 4th inning off Verlander, 1 on, 1 out), Iwamura (1, 4th inning off Verlander, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Crawford; Zobrist; Longoria 4; Zaun; Iwamura 4; Upton, B 3. RBI: Longoria 2 (90), Iwamura (17). 2-out RBI: Iwamura. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zobrist 2; Burrell 2. Team RISP: 0-for-5. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Crawford (55, 2nd base off Verlander/Laird). CS: Upton, B (13, 2nd base by Verlander/Laird), Bartlett (5, 2nd base by Verlander/Laird). FIELDING Outfield assists: Crawford (Granderson at 2nd base).

Detroit	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Granderson, CF	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.258
Polanco, 2B	4	1	1	3	0	0	0	.268
Guillen, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.235
Raburn, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Cabrera, Mi, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.335
Huff, DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.243
Inge, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.240
Thomas, C, RF	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	.250
Laird, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.225
a-Ordonez, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.275
Avila, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303
Santiago, SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.254
Totals	29	4	6	4	1	4	6
a-Flied out for Laird in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Huff (25, Niemann), Thomas, C (10, Niemann). HR: Polanco (8, 8th inning off Balfour, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Granderson; Polanco 4; Huff 2; Thomas, C 4. RBI: Granderson (59), Polanco 3 (58). 2-out RBI: Granderson; Polanco 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Inge. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 2.

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Niemann	7.0	5	2	2	0	3	0	3.80
Balfour (BS, 3)(L, 5-3)	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	4.45

Detroit	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Verlander (W, 15-7)	8.0	6	3	3	3	4	2	3.38
Rodney (S, 29)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.28

Niemann pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP: Bartlett (by Verlander).
Pitches-strikes: Niemann 96-64, Balfour 17-10, Verlander 125-86, Rodney 13-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Niemann 7-4, Balfour 0-1, Verlander 5-10, Rodney 2-1.
Batters faced: Niemann 25, Balfour 5, Verlander 32, Rodney 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Balfour 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Mike Everitt. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 2:30.
Att: 36,067.
August 30, 2009

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

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