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Tampa Bay Rays @ Detroit Tigers
2009-08-30 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 36067 · 61°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph L to R · 2:30
Detroit Tigers defeated Tampa Bay Rays 4–3. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 8th. Justin Verlander earned the win and Fernando Rodney picked up the save. Placido Polanco went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
W: Justin Verlander L: Grant Balfour SV: Fernando Rodney
Umpires — HP: Mike Everitt · 1B: Brian Gorman · 2B: Gerry Davis · 3B: CB Bucknor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Bartlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Carl Crawford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Zobrist | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Pena | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Burrell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Gregg Zaun | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 B. J. Upton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Placido Polanco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Guillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Aubrey Huff | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Inge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Clete Thomas | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gerald Laird | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Santiago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeff Niemann | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
 Grant Balfour | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Verlander | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
 Fernando Rodney | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jason Bartlett: HP
- Carl Crawford: CS2(26)
- Carl Crawford: 7/F7D+
- Ben Zobrist: S9/G34+
- Carlos Pena: 7/F78D
Bot 1
- Curtis Granderson: 9/F9LM+
- Placido Polanco: 4/F4-
- Carlos Guillen: 53/G56
Top 2
- Pat Burrell: K
- Evan Longoria: 63/G6
- Gregg Zaun: 6/F7S
Bot 2
- Miguel Cabrera: 9!/F89D+
- Aubrey Huff: 43/G4
- Brandon Inge: 7/F7LD
Top 3
- Akinori Iwamura: 31/G3
- B. J. Upton: D8/F8LXD+
- Jason Bartlett: W
- Carl Crawford: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3
- Ben Zobrist: SB2
- Ben Zobrist: K
Bot 3
- Clete Thomas: S8/L8RS-
- Gerald Laird: 53/G56S-.1-2
- Ramon Santiago: K
- Curtis Granderson: S7/L7S-.2-H;BX2(753)
Top 4
- Carlos Pena: 5/F15-
- Pat Burrell: W
- Evan Longoria: HR/L7LD+.1-H
- Gregg Zaun: K
- Akinori Iwamura: HR/F7D+
- B. J. Upton: 63/G6+
Bot 4
- Placido Polanco: 63/G6
- Carlos Guillen: 9/L89M
- Miguel Cabrera: 53/G56-
Top 5
- Jason Bartlett: W
- Carl Crawford: S6/G6MD.1-2
- Ben Zobrist: K
- Carlos Pena: 7/F78XD+.2-3;1-2
- Pat Burrell: 9/F9S
Bot 5
- Aubrey Huff: 7/F78M
- Brandon Inge: 8/F8RM
- Clete Thomas: S8/L8LS-
- Gerald Laird: 2/F25F-
Top 6
- Evan Longoria: 8/F8LM
- Gregg Zaun: 63/G6
- Akinori Iwamura: 8/F8LD
Bot 6
- Ramon Santiago: 9/L9M+
- Curtis Granderson: 7/L78M
- Placido Polanco: 43/G4
Top 7
- B. J. Upton: S7/G6
- Jason Bartlett: 8/F8LD
- Carl Crawford: 8/F8LM
- Ben Zobrist: CS2(26)
Bot 7
- Carlos Guillen: K
- Miguel Cabrera: K
- Aubrey Huff: D8/F8RXD+
- Brandon Inge: 3/G34S
Top 8
- Ben Zobrist: 7/F78S
- Carlos Pena: 7/F7S
- Pat Burrell: 4/F9S
Bot 8
- Clete Thomas: D9/L3D+
- Magglio Ordonez: 9/L9D+.2-3
- Ramon Santiago: K
- Curtis Granderson: W
- Placido Polanco: HR/F7LD+.3-H;1-H
- Carlos Guillen: 5/F56S-
Top 9
- Evan Longoria: 9/F89S
- Gregg Zaun: S7/G56
- Akinori Iwamura: 64(1)/FO/G6
- B. J. Upton: 5!3/G