Detroit 6, Tampa Bay 4

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(96-64)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa Bay 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 12 0 Detroit 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 6 1 WP: J. Verlander (11-17) S: F. Rodney (12) LP: A. Sonnanstine (13-9)	(73-86)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: Detroit

- M. Ordonez doubled to deep left, P. Polanco and C. Granderson scored

- G. Sheffield homered to deep right

Bot 2nd: Detroit

- R. Santiago homered to deep right, J. Larish scored

Top 3rd: Tampa Bay

- B.J. Upton grounded into fielder's choice, J. Bartlett scored, A. Iwamura out at second

Top 5th: Tampa Bay

- C. Pena singled to right, B.J. Upton scored

Top 7th: Tampa Bay

- B.J. Upton homered to deep left

Bot 8th: Detroit

- G. Sheffield homered to deep left center

Top 9th: Tampa Bay

- W. Aybar safe at first on first baseman M. Cabrera's fielding error, R. Baldelli scored, J. Gomes to third

Tampa Bay
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
A. Iwamura 2b	5	0	2	0	0	2	0	.275
J. Ruggiano lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
B.J. Upton cf	4	2	3	2	1	0	1	.274
C. Pena 1b	5	0	2	1	0	1	5	.247
E. Longoria 3b	5	0	2	0	0	3	1	.276
C. Floyd dh	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.268
R. Baldelli ph-dh	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.260
D. Navarro c	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.295
J. Gomes pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174
G. Gross rf	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.244
W. Aybar ph-2b	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.253
C. Crawford pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
E. Hinske lf	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	.245
F. Perez ph-lf	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273
B. Zobrist ph-rf	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.238
J. Bartlett ss	4	1	1	0	1	1	3	.286
Totals	40	4	12	4	5	13	20

Batting 2B - D Navarro (27, J Verlander); B Upton (37, J Verlander). HR - B Upton (9, 7th inning off B Seay 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Upton 2 (67), C Pena (102), W Aybar (33). 2-out RBI - C Pena. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 2, E Hinske 1, C Floyd 1, J Bartlett 2, D Navarro 1, E Longoria 1. Team LOB - 14.

Base Running SB - B Upton (44, 2nd base off J Verlander/D Sardinha).    Fielding Outfield assists - B Upton (M Ordonez at 2nd base). DP - 1 (B Upton-A Iwamura).

Detroit
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Granderson cf	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.285
P. Polanco 2b	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.307
R. Raburn 2b	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.229
M. Ordonez rf	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.316
M. Cabrera 1b	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.292
G. Sheffield dh	4	2	3	2	0	1	1	.228
M. Thames lf	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.246
M. Joyce lf	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.256
J. Larish 3b	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.273
B. Inge ph-3b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204
D. Sardinha c	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	.140
R. Santiago ss	3	1	1	2	0	0	3	.302
Totals	29	6	6	6	4	10	8

Batting 2B - M Ordonez (32, A Sonnanstine). HR - G Sheffield 2 (19, 1st inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 2 Out, 8th inning off G Balfour 0 on, 1 Out), R Santiago (4, 2nd inning off A Sonnanstine 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Ordonez 2 (100), G Sheffield 2 (56), R Santiago 2 (18). 2-out RBI - G Sheffield. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Santiago 2. Team LOB - 4.

Fielding E - M Cabrera (14, ground ball).

Tampa Bay
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
A. Sonnanstine (L, 13-9)	5.2	5	5	5	3	7	2	4.38
D. Price	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.19
G. Balfour	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	1.54
Detroit
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Verlander (W, 11-17)	5.0	5	2	2	3	8	0	4.84
B. Seay (H, 13)	2.0	3	1	1	1	3	1	4.18
G. Glover (H, 5)	0.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	5.30
C. Rapada (H, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
F. Rodney (S, 12)	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	5.03

HBP - B Inge (by D Price).

Pitches-strikes - A Sonnanstine 92-57; D Price 16-6; G Balfour 20-14; J Verlander 113-70; B Seay 37-23; G Glover 19-12; C Rapada 5-2; F Rodney 19-11.

Ground balls-fly balls - A Sonnanstine 4-5; D Price 0-2; G Balfour 1-1; J Verlander 3-4; B Seay 0-3; G Glover 0-1; C Rapada 0-1; F Rodney 0-2.

Batters faced - A Sonnanstine 24; D Price 5; G Balfour 5; J Verlander 23; B Seay 10; G Glover 5; C Rapada 1; F Rodney 6.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Doug Eddings. Time: 3:07. Attendance: 39,617. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.

Game Notes

DETROIT SECOND BASEMAN PLACIDO POLANCO LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING DUE TO A SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

Updated on Friday, Sep 26, 2008 10:20 pm ET