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Detroit Tigers @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2009-09-04 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 18596 · 72°F, dome · Wind R to L · 2:59
Detroit Tigers defeated Tampa Bay Rays 4–3. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 9th. Justin Verlander earned the win and Fernando Rodney picked up the save. Miguel Cabrera went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| TBA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
W: Justin Verlander L: J.P. Howell SV: Fernando Rodney
Umpires — HP: Mike Reilly · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: Laz Diaz · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Clete Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Aubrey Huff | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Guillen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brandon Inge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gerald Laird | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adam Everett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Raburn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marcus Thames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Bartlett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Carl Crawford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ben Zobrist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Pena | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Burrell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Gabe Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dioner Navarro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fernando Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willy Aybar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Verlander | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
 Fernando Rodney | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeff Niemann | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
 J. P. Howell | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Randy Choate | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Russ Springer | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Curtis Granderson: K
- Placido Polanco: 3/F3S-
- Clete Thomas: W
- Miguel Cabrera: 6/F56-
Bot 1
- Jason Bartlett: K
- Carl Crawford: 43/G4
- Ben Zobrist: 43/G34
Top 2
- Aubrey Huff: D9/G3F+
- Carlos Guillen: S5/G6MS-.2-3
- Brandon Inge: 4/F4D-
- Gerald Laird: K
- Adam Everett: 9/F9LMF
Bot 2
- Carlos Pena: D8/L89XD+
- Pat Burrell: 53/G56
- Evan Longoria: D7/L7LS.2-H
- Gabe Gross: K
- Dioner Navarro: 5/F5F-
Top 3
- Curtis Granderson: K
- Placido Polanco: S34/G34S+
- Clete Thomas: K
- Miguel Cabrera: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 3
- Fernando Perez: K
- Jason Bartlett: W
- Carl Crawford: 9/F89S
- Ben Zobrist: CS2(26)
Top 4
- Aubrey Huff: 43/G34
- Carlos Guillen: 7/F7M
- Brandon Inge: 7/F78M
Bot 4
- Ben Zobrist: 43/G34
- Carlos Pena: 43/G4+
- Pat Burrell: 8/F8RM
Top 5
- Gerald Laird: 43/G4M
- Adam Everett: 7/F78M
- Curtis Granderson: 8/F8LD
Bot 5
- Evan Longoria: 8/F8LXD
- Gabe Gross: 4/L34
- Dioner Navarro: 63/G6M
Top 6
- Placido Polanco: 43/G4+
- Clete Thomas: 7/F7D
- Miguel Cabrera: HR/F7D+
- Aubrey Huff: D9/G3F+
- Carlos Guillen: IW
- Brandon Inge: 7/F7S
Bot 6
- Fernando Perez: S7/G
- Jason Bartlett: CS2(26)
- Jason Bartlett: K
- Carl Crawford: 7/F7LM
Top 7
- Gerald Laird: 5/L5
- Adam Everett: 53/G6S-
- Curtis Granderson: K
Bot 7
- Ben Zobrist: K
- Carlos Pena: S8/L8RM+
- Pat Burrell: 7/L7M+
- Evan Longoria: K
Top 8
- Placido Polanco: 8/F8LD
- Clete Thomas: K
- Miguel Cabrera: S7/G56
- Magglio Ordonez: K
Bot 8
- Gabe Gross: K
- Dioner Navarro: 3/F34S-
- Fernando Perez: 43/G4S-
Top 9
- Ryan Raburn: W
- Brandon Inge: K
- Marcus Thames: W.1-2
- Adam Everett: S7/L7LS.2-H;1-2
- Curtis Granderson: S9/G34.2-H;1-3
- Placido Polanco: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
- Clete Thomas: K
Bot 9
- Jason Bartlett: W
- Carl Crawford: DI.1-2
- Carl Crawford: W
- Ben Zobrist: K
- Carlos Pena: S7/L78S-.2-H;1-3
- Pat Burrell: K
- Evan Longoria: D7/L7LS.3-H;1-3
- Willy Aybar: 3/G34S