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Detroit Tigers @ Tampa Bay Rays

2005-07-08 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 10582 · 72°F, dome · Wind from LF · 3:05

Detroit Tigers defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7–3. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 1st. Franklyn German earned the win. Craig Monroe went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	10
TBA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	8

W: Franklyn German L: Scott Kazmir SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tim McClelland · 1B: Adam Dowdy · 2B: Tim Timmons · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Placido Polanco	4	1	0	0	1	0
Brandon Inge	4	1	1	1	1	1
Chris Shelton	3	1	2	0	2	0
Magglio Ordonez	4	1	1	0	1	1
Rondell White	5	1	1	0	0	2
Dmitri Young	5	1	1	0	0	2
Craig Monroe	3	1	2	5	1	1
Omar Infante	4	0	1	0	1	0
Vance Wilson	4	0	1	0	1	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carl Crawford	5	0	1	0	0	1
Julio Lugo	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jorge Cantu	4	0	0	0	0	0
Aubrey Huff	3	1	0	0	1	1
Eduardo Perez	3	0	1	0	1	1
Damon Hollins	4	1	1	0	0	1
Nick Green	4	1	2	2	0	1
Toby Hall	2	0	0	1	1	1
Jonny Gomes	4	0	2	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Franklyn German	3.0	1	2	1
Fernando Rodney	3.0	1	1	4
Doug Creek	2.2	6	1	3
Jamie Walker	0.1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Kazmir	3.0	5	4	2
Dewon Brazelton	5.0	5	3	5
Trever Miller	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Placido Polanco: HP
Brandon Inge: D8/F89XD+.1-H
Chris Shelton: S9/P89S-.2-3
Magglio Ordonez: W.1-2
Rondell White: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Rondell White: K
Dmitri Young: K
Craig Monroe: S8/G6M+.3-H;2-H
Omar Infante: 3/P3

Bot 1

Carl Crawford: 8/F8LD
Julio Lugo: 43/G4
Jorge Cantu: 9/F9M

Top 2

Vance Wilson: 3/P3F
Placido Polanco: 8/F8RS
Brandon Inge: W
Chris Shelton: SB2
Chris Shelton: W
Magglio Ordonez: 53/G56S-

Bot 2

Aubrey Huff: 8/F8LM
Eduardo Perez: W
Damon Hollins: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 3

Rondell White: D8/F8RXD+
Dmitri Young: 63/G6MD.2-3
Craig Monroe: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
Omar Infante: S7/L6D+
Vance Wilson: W.1-2
Placido Polanco: 7/F7M

Bot 3

Nick Green: 8/F8RS
Toby Hall: W
Jonny Gomes: S9/L4D+.1-2
Carl Crawford: 8/F8LD.2-3
Julio Lugo: K

Top 4

Brandon Inge: 8/F8LXD
Chris Shelton: W
Magglio Ordonez: 9/F89D+
Rondell White: K

Bot 4

Jorge Cantu: 63/G6
Aubrey Huff: K
Eduardo Perez: K23

Top 5

Dmitri Young: K
Craig Monroe: K
Omar Infante: W
Vance Wilson: 53/G

Bot 5

Damon Hollins: 43/G4
Nick Green: K
Toby Hall: K

Top 6

Placido Polanco: W
Brandon Inge: K
Chris Shelton: 9/P89S
Magglio Ordonez: WP.1-2
Magglio Ordonez: K

Bot 6

Jonny Gomes: 7/L7M+
Carl Crawford: S9/L9S+
Julio Lugo: SB2
Julio Lugo: W
Jorge Cantu: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 7

Rondell White: 13/G15-
Dmitri Young: D8/F89D+
Craig Monroe: HR/F78XD+.2-H
Omar Infante: 2/P2LF
Vance Wilson: S8/G6M+
Placido Polanco: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 7

Aubrey Huff: W
Eduardo Perez: S7/L6D+.1-2
Damon Hollins: K
Nick Green: S9/F89D+.2-3;1-2
Toby Hall: 9/SF/F9S-.3-H
Jonny Gomes: K

Top 8

Brandon Inge: 8/F8RS
Chris Shelton: S8/L8LS+
Magglio Ordonez: S8/L8RS+.1-2
Rondell White: 9/F9LM.2-3
Dmitri Young: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 8

Carl Crawford: K
Julio Lugo: S7
Jorge Cantu: 36(1)/FO/G34S-
Aubrey Huff: 9/F9D+

Top 9

Craig Monroe: W
Omar Infante: 7/F78M+
Vance Wilson: 8/F8RXD+
Placido Polanco: 63/G6

Bot 9

Eduardo Perez: 9/F89S
Damon Hollins: S7/L7S+
Nick Green: HR/F78XD+.1-H
Toby Hall: 8/F8LD
Jonny Gomes: S9/L89S+
Carl Crawford: 7/F78D

Notes & reviews

Tigers pitcher Nate Robertson ejected by HP umpire Tim McClelland; his first pitch sailed behind Carl Crawford apparently as retaliation for Polanco being hit; he threw one pitch as a starter and then was ejected

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