MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/17/2110
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2254 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (49-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Detroit Tigers (54-58) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 8 1
Rays Losers, 2-0, to Detroit
The performance of Ricky Iniguez proved critical in helping Detroit beat Tampa Bay, 2-0. The Tigers designated hitter was 1-1 with a double and 2 walks. Scott Duree earned the save, his 28th. The 4th-place Tigers improved to 54-58.

Making an impact for Detroit was third baseman Jesse Grow. The Wolf drilled a double off Eddie Melendez in the bottom of the third. For the game, Grow was 1-4 with a double.

"It was a well-pitched game," Tampa Bay manager Kyle Delgado said.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Van den Bussche SS 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .230 10 32
C. Newman CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .290 17 58
D. Wimmer DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .284 17 76
R. Rubio LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .283 11 49
A. Molina 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 11 47
J. Boutin RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .222 6 25
C. Ballance C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 8 39
T. Gast 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .239 9 41
K. Lents 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .297 0 7
Totals 30 0 4 0 4 11 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Van den Bussche (17, 1st Inning off B. Whittaker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Gast (1, 5th Inning off B. Whittaker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Van den Bussche 2 , C. Newman , T. Gast 3 , K. Lents
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Van den Bussche , R. Rubio , J. Boutin
GIDP: D. Wimmer , R. Rubio
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Lents-Van den Bussche-Molina, Van den Bussche-Lents-Molina, Gast-Lents-Molina)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grow 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 9 30
   b-D. Shipman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 1 13
J. Hennessey SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .275 7 33
C. Peterson 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .298 25 84
R. Knee 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 18 66
C. Ward RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .251 19 59
R. Iniguez DH 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .252 0 8
J. Bormann LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .189 1 5
A. Pagan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .235 6 16
A. de los Santos CF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .188 0 19
   a-D. Wright 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
Totals 29 2 8 2 3 6 14      
a - D. Wright substituted for A. de los Santos in the 9th
b - D. Shipman substituted for J. Grow in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ward (23, 2nd Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Grow (31, 3rd Inning off E. Melendez, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Iniguez (9, 4th Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grow 2 , C. Peterson 2 , R. Knee , C. Ward 2 , R. Iniguez 2 , J. Bormann , A. de los Santos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pagan , A. de los Santos
GIDP: C. Ward 2 , A. Pagan
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hennessey (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Grow-Knee-Peterson, Knee-Hennessey-Peterson)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez L (8-4) 4.1 5 2 2 2 4 0 73 2.96   
J. Reid 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 24 5.74   
H. Vielma 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 47
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 19, J. Reid 7, H. Vielma 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 4-4, J. Reid 2-1, H. Vielma 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 73-44, J. Reid 24-13, H. Vielma 14-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Whittaker 4.2 4 0 0 2 5 0 83 3.90   
B. Bieber W (5-7) 2.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 36 5.74   
E. Gines H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 2.85   
S. Duree SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Whittaker 59
Batters Faced: B. Whittaker 18, B. Bieber 9, E. Gines 4, S. Duree 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Whittaker 7-0, B. Bieber 3-0, E. Gines 2-0, S. Duree 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Whittaker 83-49, B. Bieber 36-24, E. Gines 16-10, S. Duree 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bieber 1-0
WP: B. Whittaker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricky Iniguez
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 41600
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