Rays Blown Out By Tigers To Drop To .500 On Season - ESPN 98.1 FM

The Tampa Bay Rays were demolished by the Detroit Tigers 7-1 in the first game Monday of the three-game series at Tropicana Field. The Rays could not get anything going against Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, who allowed just three hits in six innings and struck out nine. Tampa also had two costly errors which summed up a poor performance overall. It was a rough start for Tampa (12-12).