Detroit 9, Tampa Bay 6
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(42-70)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 14 1
Detroit 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 X 9 16 0
WP: T. Byrdak (1-0) S: T. Jones (30)
LP: D. Wheeler (0-1)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Detroit
- S. Casey singled to right, C. Granderson scored
Bot 2nd: Detroit
- R. Raburn doubled to deep right, I. Rodriguez scored
- B. Inge tripled to deep center, R. Raburn scored
Top 3rd: Tampa Bay
- D. Navarro homered to deep left
Bot 3rd: Detroit
- M. Ordonez singled to center, P. Polanco scored
- R. Raburn singled to second, M. Ordonez scored, C. Guillen to second
Bot 5th: Detroit
- M. Ordonez homered to deep right
Top 7th: Tampa Bay
- D. Navarro singled to left, J. Gomes scored
Top 8th: Tampa Bay
- J. Gomes homered to deep left, B. Harris, B.J. Upton and D. Young scored
Bot 8th: Detroit
- C. Granderson reached on fielder's choice, R. Raburn scored, C. Monroe to third
- P. Polanco singled to right, C. Monroe scored, C. Granderson to third
- S. Casey doubled to right, C. Granderson scored, P. Polanco to third
 Tampa Bay
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
A. Iwamura 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
C. Crawford lf 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .310
B.J. Upton cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .323
C. Pena 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .275
D. Young rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .292
B. Harris 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .300
J. Gomes dh 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .266
J. Wilson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .282
D. Navarro c 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .193
 Totals 40 6 14 6 0 9 15  
 Batting
3B - J Gomes (1, N Robertson).
HR - D Navarro (4, 3rd inning off N Robertson 0 on, 0 Out), J Gomes (13, 8th inning off J Grilli 3 on, 2 Out).
RBI - D Navarro 2 (23), J Gomes 4 (33).
2-out RBI - D Navarro, J Gomes 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, J Wilson 1.
GIDP - D Young.
Team LOB - 7.
 Fielding
E - D Navarro (7, throw).
DP - 1 (J Wilson-B Harris-C Pena).
 Detroit
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Granderson cf 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .300
P. Polanco dh 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .346
S. Casey 1b 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .293
M. Ordonez rf 5 2 3 2 0 0 3 .354
C. Guillen ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .314
I. Rodriguez c 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .280
R. Raburn 2b 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .380
C. Monroe lf 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .220
B. Inge 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .241
 Totals 38 9 16 9 1 8 16  
 Batting
2B - C Granderson (30, J Hammel); R Raburn 2 (5, D Wheeler, J Hammel); P Polanco (27, J Hammel); S Casey (26, D Wheeler).
3B - B Inge (1, J Hammel).
HR - M Ordonez (18, 5th inning off J Salas 0 on, 0 Out).
S - B Inge.
RBI - S Casey 2 (43), R Raburn 2 (14), B Inge (51), M Ordonez 2 (94), C Granderson (54), P Polanco (49).
2-out RBI - B Inge, R Raburn.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe 1, C Guillen 2, C Granderson 1.
GIDP - M Ordonez.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
CS - C Granderson (1, 2nd base by J Hammel/D Navarro).
 
 Fielding
DP - 1 (N Robertson-R Raburn-S Casey).
 Tampa Bay
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Hammel 4.0 10 5 5 1 3 0 6.09
J. Salas 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.09
D. Wheeler (L, 0-1) 1.1 4 3 3 0 2 0 7.36
S. Dohmann 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.60
 Detroit
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
N. Robertson 7.2 9 3 3 0 9 1 4.94
J. Grilli 0.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 5.94
T. Byrdak (W, 1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.51
T. Jones (S, 30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.56
WP - J Hammel.
HBP - C Monroe (by D Wheeler).
Pitches-strikes - J Hammel 74-43; J Salas 28-20; D Wheeler 32-23; S Dohmann 6-4; N Robertson 96-71; J Grilli 10-6; T Byrdak 3-2; T Jones 14-9.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Hammel 6-2; J Salas 1-3; D Wheeler 3-0; S Dohmann 1-0; N Robertson 10-4; J Grilli 0-0; T Byrdak 1-0; T Jones 2-1.
Batters faced - J Hammel 21; J Salas 8; D Wheeler 10; S Dohmann 2; N Robertson 31; J Grilli 4; T Byrdak 1; T Jones 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff Kellogg.
Time: 2:53.
Attendance: 35,288.
Weather: 79 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 12 mph, right to left.

Updated on Wednesday, Aug 8, 2007 5:38 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Tampa Bay
J. Gomes J. Gomes
3-4, 1 HR
4 RBI
 Detroit
M. Ordonez M. Ordonez
3-5, 1 HR
2 RBI