PIT2
CHC12
COL2
DET6
LAA3
WSH4
NYM4
NYY6
BAL7
TOR4
KC3
BOS2
HOU1
TB3
LAD6
MIA2
PHI5
ATL6
CIN0
MIL20
CLE5
MIN2
CWS3
STL7
SEA5
ATH6
TEX1
ARI9
SD7
SF5COL7DET11NYM12NYY2PIT3CHC4BAL3TOR7LAA5WSH6SD7SF6KC1BOS5CLE3MIN4LAD3MIA4HOU2TB3CIN9MIL13PHI2ATL12CWS6STL5TEX6ARI2SEA19ATH1This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗
From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
⚾ Arcade
Detroit Tigers @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2008-08-01 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 26403 · 72°F, dome · Wind from LF · 3:29
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Detroit Tigers 5–2. Tampa Bay Rays put up 2 in the 3rd. Grant Balfour earned the win and Troy Percival picked up the save. Evan Longoria went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Grant Balfour L: Zach Miner SV: Troy Percival
Umpires — HP: Adrian Johnson · 1B: Tim Tschida · 2B: Jim Joyce · 3B: Jeff Nelson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Placido Polanco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Carlos Guillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Gary Sheffield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Marcus Thames | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Edgar Renteria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Brandon Inge | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 B. J. Upton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Crawford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Pena | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Cliff Floyd | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dioner Navarro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hinske | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jason Bartlett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willy Aybar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabe Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Miner | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
 Joel Zumaya | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bobby Seay | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scott Kazmir | 4.2 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
 Grant Balfour | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 J. P. Howell | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dan Wheeler | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Troy Percival | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Curtis Granderson: W
- Placido Polanco: 9/F9M
- Carlos Guillen: W.1-2
- Magglio Ordonez: W.2-3;1-2
- Miguel Cabrera: 3/IF/P34S
- Gary Sheffield: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Marcus Thames: 7/F7M
Bot 1
- Akinori Iwamura: S7/L8LM
- B. J. Upton: 8/F8RD
- Carl Crawford: CS2(26)
- Carl Crawford: T7/L7LM
- Evan Longoria: K
Top 2
- Edgar Renteria: K
- Brandon Inge: 5/P
- Curtis Granderson: 9/L9M+
Bot 2
- Carlos Pena: 13/BG56S
- Cliff Floyd: W
- Dioner Navarro: 4/L4+
- Eric Hinske: 8/F8LXD+
Top 3
- Placido Polanco: W
- Carlos Guillen: K
- Magglio Ordonez: K
- Miguel Cabrera: T8/F8LXD+.1-H
- Gary Sheffield: 8/L8RM+
Bot 3
- Jason Bartlett: T8/L8LXD+
- Akinori Iwamura: D9/L9LS+.3-H
- B. J. Upton: 43/G34.2-3
- Carl Crawford: W
- Evan Longoria: K
- Carlos Pena: SB2
- Carlos Pena: PB.3-H(UR);2-3
- Carlos Pena: K
Top 4
- Marcus Thames: K
- Edgar Renteria: K
- Brandon Inge: D7/L78D+
- Curtis Granderson: 63/G6M
Bot 4
- Cliff Floyd: S8/P8RS
- Dioner Navarro: 7/F7LM
- Eric Hinske: W.1-2
- Jason Bartlett: 8/F8LM
- Akinori Iwamura: 63/G6
Top 5
- Placido Polanco: 4/P4D
- Carlos Guillen: 4/L4D
- Magglio Ordonez: S4/P3D
- Miguel Cabrera: W.1-2
- Gary Sheffield: K
Bot 5
- B. J. Upton: S7/G56
- Carl Crawford: SB2
- Carl Crawford: 8/F8LM
- Evan Longoria: CS3(25)
- Evan Longoria: 9/L89M
Top 6
- Marcus Thames: K
- Edgar Renteria: 9/F89D
- Brandon Inge: K
Bot 6
- Carlos Pena: HR/F8RXD+
- Cliff Floyd: D7/L78S
- Dioner Navarro: 43/G34.2-3
- Eric Hinske: WP.3-H
- Eric Hinske: W
- Jason Bartlett: 53/G5.1-2
- Akinori Iwamura: SB3
- Akinori Iwamura: K
Top 7
- Curtis Granderson: D8/F8LD+
- Placido Polanco: 4/P4MD
- Carlos Guillen: 43/G6M.2-3
- Magglio Ordonez: HP
- Miguel Cabrera: W.1-2
- Gary Sheffield: 63/G6+
Bot 7
- B. J. Upton: K
- Carl Crawford: 43/G4
- Evan Longoria: HR/F7LD+
- Carlos Pena: K
Top 8
- Marcus Thames: K
- Edgar Renteria: 8/F89XD
- Brandon Inge: W
- Curtis Granderson: 7/F78D
Bot 8
- Willy Aybar: 3/P3F
- Dioner Navarro: K
- Gabe Gross: 13/G
Top 9
- Placido Polanco: W
- Carlos Guillen: K
- Magglio Ordonez: 9/P9S
- Miguel Cabrera: DI.1-2
- Miguel Cabrera: K