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Rays
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
August 30, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Tampa Bay Rays, played on August 30, 2009 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Niemann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Justin Verlander |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 36,067 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Everitt 1B: Brian Gorman 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: CB Bucknor |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Ben Zobrist | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Pat Burrell | DH |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Gregg Zaun | Catcher |
| Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Guillen | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
| Aubrey Huff | DH |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Clete Thomas | Right Fielder |
| Gerald Laird | Catcher |
| Ramon Santiago | Shortstop |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rays
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
August 30, 2009
Top 1
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Verlander
Bartlett is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Verlander
There goes Bartlett. The throw from Laird and he is out, Santiago applying the tag. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Verlander
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Verlander
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena hits a fly ball into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Niemann
Granderson hits a fly ball into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Niemann
Polanco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Niemann
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Verlander
Burrell strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Verlander
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Verlander
Zaun hits a popup towards short. Santiago settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Niemann
Cabrera hits a line drive into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Huff vs. Niemann
Huff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Niemann
Inge hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Verlander
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Verlander covering, for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Verlander
Upton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Granderson. Upton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bartlett vs. Verlander
Bartlett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Crawford vs. Verlander
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields it and throws to second for the out. Upton moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zobrist vs. Verlander
There goes Crawford. The throw from Laird and he is safe. Crawford steals second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Zobrist vs. Verlander
Zobrist strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niemann
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Laird vs. Niemann
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Niemann
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Granderson vs. Niemann
Granderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crawford throws the ball in to Pena who tags Granderson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Thomas scores. View Play
Top 4
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Rays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena hits a popup towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Verlander
Burrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Verlander
Longoria hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Verlander
Zaun strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Verlander
Iwamura hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Verlander
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Niemann
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Niemann
Guillen hits a line drive into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Niemann
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Verlander
Bartlett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Verlander
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bartlett moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Zobrist vs. Verlander
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena hits a fly ball into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bartlett moves to third. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Burrell vs. Verlander
Burrell hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Huff vs. Niemann
Huff hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Niemann
Inge hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niemann
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Laird vs. Niemann
Laird hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zaun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Verlander
Longoria hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Verlander
Zaun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Verlander
Iwamura hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Niemann
Santiago hits a line drive into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Niemann
Granderson hits a line drive into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Niemann
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Verlander
Upton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bartlett vs. Verlander
Bartlett hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Verlander
Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Verlander
There goes Upton. The throw from Laird and he is out, Santiago applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Niemann
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Niemann
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Huff vs. Niemann
Huff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Upton. Huff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Inge vs. Niemann
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Inge for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Verlander
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena hits a fly ball into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Verlander
Burrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niemann
Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zobrist. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Balfour
Magglio Ordonez pinch hits for Gerald Laird. Grant Balfour now pitching.
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Santiago vs. Balfour
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Granderson vs. Balfour
Granderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Polanco vs. Balfour
Polanco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Balfour
Guillen hits a popup towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Rodney
Ryan Raburn now playing left field. Alex Avila now catching. Fernando Rodney now pitching.
Longoria hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Rodney
Zaun hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Rodney
Gabe Kapler pinch runs for Gregg Zaun.
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Rodney
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/2009 -- Tampa Bay at Detroit (D)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Bartlett J, ss 1 0 0 0 Granderson C, cf 3 1 1 1
Crawford C, lf 4 0 1 0 Polanco P, 2b 4 1 1 3
Zobrist B, rf 4 0 1 0 Guillen C, lf 4 0 0 0
Pena C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Raburn R, lf 0 0 0 0
Burrell P, dh 3 1 0 0 Cabrera M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Longoria E, 3b 4 1 1 2 Huff A, dh 3 0 1 0
Zaun G, c 4 0 1 0 Inge B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Kapler G, pr 0 0 0 0 Thomas C, rf 3 2 3 0
Iwamura A, 2b 4 1 1 1 Laird G, c 2 0 0 0
Upton M, cf 4 0 2 0 Ordonez M, ph 1 0 0 0
Avila A, c 0 0 0 0
Santiago R, ss 3 0 0 0
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32 3 7 3 29 4 6 4
Tampa Bay 000 300 000 -- 3
Detroit 001 000 03x -- 4
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann J* 7.0 5 2 2 0 3
Balfour G (L) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Verlander J (W) 8.0 6 3 3 3 4
Rodney F (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
LOB -- Tampa Bay 6, Detroit 2
2B -- Upton M, Huff A, Thomas C
HR -- Longoria E, Iwamura A, Polanco P
SB -- Crawford C
CS -- Bartlett J, Upton M
HBP -- by Verlander J (Bartlett J)
T -- 2:30
A -- 36067
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