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Tampa Bay Rays @ Detroit Tigers

2011-05-24 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 24133 · 67°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph from LF · 3:13

Detroit Tigers defeated Tampa Bay Rays 7–6. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 5th. Al Alburquerque earned the win and Joaquin Benoit picked up the save. Alex Avila went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	6	12
DET	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	2		7	10

W: Al Alburquerque L: Cesar Ramos SV: Joaquin Benoit

Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Greg Gibson · 2B: Todd Tichenor · 3B: Sam Holbrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Jaso	5	0	1	1	0	1
Ben Zobrist	5	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Damon	5	1	2	0	0	0
Evan Longoria	5	1	1	0	0	0
Matt Joyce	4	2	3	2	0	0
B. J. Upton	3	1	2	1	1	0
Casey Kotchman	3	0	1	1	0	2
Sean Rodriguez	4	1	2	0	0	1
Sam Fuld	4	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Austin Jackson	5	1	1	0	0	1
Don Kelly	3	1	2	0	1	0
Brennan Boesch	4	0	1	0	0	1
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	1	3	0	1
Victor Martinez	3	0	0	0	1	2
Andy Dirks	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jhonny Peralta	3	2	1	0	1	0
Alex Avila	4	2	2	3	0	1
Scott Sizemore	3	0	2	0	1	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wade Davis	6.0	8	2	4
Joel Peralta	1.1	0	2	2
Cesar Ramos	0.0	2	0	0
Kyle Farnsworth	0.2	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Justin Verlander	6.0	9	0	2
Daniel Schlereth	1.1	2	1	2
Al Alburquerque	0.2	0	0	1
Joaquin Benoit	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

John Jaso: 43/G4
Ben Zobrist: 8/F89D
Johnny Damon: 43/G4M

Bot 1

Austin Jackson: 9/F9LD+
Don Kelly: S8/F8LS
Brennan Boesch: S8/G4M.1-2
Miguel Cabrera: 8/F8RM
Victor Martinez: K

Top 2

Evan Longoria: 63/G6
Matt Joyce: 7/F7LS
B. J. Upton: S7/L6D+
Casey Kotchman: BK.1-3(E1/TH2)
Casey Kotchman: K23

Bot 2

Andy Dirks: 6/F6MD-
Jhonny Peralta: D7/F7D+
Alex Avila: 7/F8LM
Scott Sizemore: W
Austin Jackson: E8/F8RS.2-H(UR)(NR);1-3;B-1
Don Kelly: 8/F8LS

Top 3

Sean Rodriguez: D9/L9LS
Sam Fuld: 8/F8RXD.2-3
John Jaso: 63/G6S+.3-H
Ben Zobrist: 9/F89M

Bot 3

Brennan Boesch: 8/F89XD
Miguel Cabrera: 8/F8RM
Victor Martinez: W
Andy Dirks: 7/F7M

Top 4

Johnny Damon: S7/L6D
Evan Longoria: 5/P5F
Matt Joyce: HR/F9D+.1-H
B. J. Upton: 9/F89D
Casey Kotchman: K

Bot 4

Jhonny Peralta: 63/G56
Alex Avila: K
Scott Sizemore: 63/G56

Top 5

Sean Rodriguez: 9/F9D
Sam Fuld: 8/F8LM
John Jaso: S9/L34D-
Ben Zobrist: 6/F6MD-

Bot 5

Austin Jackson: S4/F34D-
Don Kelly: S8/F8RS-.1-2
Brennan Boesch: K
Miguel Cabrera: HR/F7D+.2-H;1-H
Victor Martinez: 4/F4D-
Andy Dirks: 9/F89D

Top 6

Johnny Damon: 9/F89S
Evan Longoria: S7/F78M
Matt Joyce: S7/L78S-.1-2
B. J. Upton: S9/L8RS.2-H;1-3
Casey Kotchman: SB2.1-3(E4/THH);3-H(E2/TH2)
Casey Kotchman: 8/SF/F8LS.3-H
Sean Rodriguez: D7/G
Sam Fuld: 341/G34+

Bot 6

Jhonny Peralta: 8/F8LM
Alex Avila: HR/F89D+
Scott Sizemore: S2/G25-
Austin Jackson: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 7

John Jaso: FLE2
John Jaso: K
Ben Zobrist: K
Johnny Damon: 3/G3-

Bot 7

Don Kelly: W
Brennan Boesch: 7/F78M
Miguel Cabrera: K
Victor Martinez: K

Top 8

Evan Longoria: 53/G56
Matt Joyce: S8/G4M
B. J. Upton: W.1-2
Casey Kotchman: S4/G34.2-3;1-2
Sean Rodriguez: K
Sam Fuld: 16(1)/FO/G15

Bot 8

Andy Dirks: 9/F9LD
Jhonny Peralta: W
Alex Avila: HR/F7D+.1-H
Scott Sizemore: S8/L8RS
Austin Jackson: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S

Top 9

John Jaso: 8/F8RXD+
Ben Zobrist: 3/L3+
Johnny Damon: S7/L78S
Evan Longoria: 64(1)/FO/G6

Notes & reviews

originally scored as SB2, changed two days later
the ball deflected off pitcher Al Alburquerque's glove to 2B where it was fielded by SS Jhonny Peralta, who stepped on the bag

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