MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/14/2111
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 652 - TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (5-1) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 0
Tampa Bay Rays (2-4) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 X 6 9 1
Rays Knock Off Tigers, 6-3
The Tampa Bay Rays dealt the Detroit Tigers a 6-3 loss at Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium. C.J. Newman was the star on offense. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2. The winning pitcher was Eddie Melendez. He's now 1-1. He went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits for the Rays. The defeat makes Detroit 5-1.

Andy Molina had a big 2-run home run for the Rays in the bottom of the third inning. With Tampa Bay leading 2-1 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a curveball from 30-year old right-handed pitcher Bill Whittaker and punished it. The result was his 1st home run of the season, which put the Rays on top, 4-1.

"It was a good team win. Everybody threw something in," Molina told the Tampa Bay Today.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grow 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .214 1 3
C. Pope RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 0 1
C. Peterson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .375 3 8
R. Knee 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .423 0 3
C. Ward DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .360 1 3
J. Pettinato LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .333 2 6
J. Hennessey SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400 1 4
C. Buffington CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 1 4
D. Anderson C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .100 0 2
   a-J. Mateo PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167 0 1
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 8 19      
a - J. Mateo pinch hit for D. Anderson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hennessey (4, 9th Inning off M. Penney, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Grow (1, 1st Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Pettinato (2, 4th Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grow 5 , C. Pope , C. Peterson , R. Knee 2 , J. Pettinato 5 , J. Hennessey 2
2-out RBI: J. Pettinato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grow , C. Ward 2 , J. Pettinato
GIDP: C. Ward
Sac Fly: J. Mateo
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grow-Knee-Peterson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .150 1 3
C. Newman CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .348 3 5
D. Wimmer DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .440 2 5
D. Lamle LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .300 2 9
A. Molina 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .167 1 2
J. Boutin RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .429 1 5
P. Shapiro SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .150 0 0
A. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
T. Gast 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .050 0 1
Totals 31 6 9 6 2 6 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Newman (3, 1st Inning off B. Whittaker, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Van den Bussche (1, 3rd Inning off B. Whittaker, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Molina (1, 3rd Inning off B. Whittaker, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Boutin (1, 8th Inning off E. Gines, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Van den Bussche 4 , C. Newman 6 , D. Wimmer 2 , A. Molina 4 , J. Boutin 5
2-out RBI: A. Molina , J. Boutin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Santiago
GIDP: T. Gast
Hit by Pitch: P. Shapiro
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Newman (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lamle (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Shapiro-Van den Bussche-Molina)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Whittaker L (0-1) 4.0 5 4 4 1 2 3 65 6.48   
J. White 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 32 0.00   
E. Gines 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 14 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Whittaker 37
Batters Faced: B. Whittaker 18, J. White 11, E. Gines 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Whittaker 5-4, J. White 3-3, E. Gines 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Whittaker 65-40, J. White 32-20, E. Gines 14-12
Hit Batsmen: B. Whittaker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez W (1-1) 5.0 3 2 1 1 5 2 75 5.19   
G. Klibert H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 6.75   
J. Owens H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
E. Lepore H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
M. Penney SV (1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 59
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 19, G. Klibert 5, J. Owens 4, E. Lepore 3, M. Penney 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 4-5, G. Klibert 0-1, J. Owens 0-2, E. Lepore 1-1, M. Penney 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 75-51, G. Klibert 24-16, J. Owens 14-8, E. Lepore 10-8, M. Penney 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lepore 1-0 , M. Penney 2-0
WP: E. Melendez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: C.J. Newman
Ballpark: Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 24525
Sunday, June 29th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.4 Build 61