6:10 PM ET, August 2, 2008
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: A. Sonnanstine (11-6)
L: K. Rogers (8-8)
Final
Tampa Bay leads 2-0 (as of 8/2)
| Game 1: Friday, August 1 | ||
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| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 2 | ||
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| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 3 | ||
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| Detroit | 5 | Final in 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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6:10 PM ET, August 2, 2008
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: A. Sonnanstine (11-6)
L: K. Rogers (8-8)
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .307 | ||
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | ||
| C Guillen 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 | ||
| M Ordonez RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .320 | ||
| R Raburn RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | ||
| M Cabrera 1B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .299 | ||
| M Joyce LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .279 | ||
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .226 | ||
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .253 | ||
| B Inge C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .223 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 22 | |||
| BATTING 2B: P Polanco (24, A Sonnanstine); M Cabrera (26, A Reyes) RBI: P Polanco (39), M Ordonez (63), M Cabrera (81) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Joyce 2, B Inge 2, G Sheffield 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Guillen (14, ground ball) PB: B Inge. Outfield Assist: M Joyce (S Riggans at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Rogers (L, 8-8) | 3.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 109-63 | 4.98 | |
| F Dolsi | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34-15 | 4.15 | |
| C Fossum | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43-31 | 5.40 | |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 3.57 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 200-117 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: C Crawford (By K Rogers) Batters faced: K Rogers 21; F Dolsi 8; C Fossum 10; K Farnsworth 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Rogers 1-1; F Dolsi 2-1; C Fossum 4-0; K Farnsworth 0-2 Game Scores: K Rogers 24 | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .276 | ||
| B Upton CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .266 | ||
| C Crawford LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .272 | ||
| E Longoria 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .280 | ||
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .234 | ||
| J Gomes RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .188 | ||
| a-G Gross PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 | ||
| W Aybar DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .220 | ||
| S Riggans C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .244 | ||
| J Bartlett SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | |||
| a-walked for J Gomes in the 4th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Upton (24, K Rogers); E Longoria (27, K Rogers); A Iwamura (22, K Rogers); S Riggans (4, C Fossum); J Bartlett (11, C Fossum) HR: E Longoria (21, 6th inning off C Fossum 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Upton (47), C Crawford 2 (54), E Longoria 3 (67), G Gross (22), S Riggans (17) 2-out RBI: B Upton, C Crawford 2, E Longoria, S Riggans Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Pena 1, S Riggans 2, C Crawford 2, J Gomes 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Crawford (25, 3rd base off F Dolsi/B Inge); E Longoria (7, 2nd base off F Dolsi/B Inge) CS: J Bartlett (4, 3rd base by F Dolsi/B Inge) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING PB: S Riggans. Outfield Assist: G Gross (C Guillen at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| A Sonnanstine (W, 11-6) | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 102-66 | 4.58 | |
| A Reyes | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-13 | 4.79 | |
| J Hammel | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25-18 | 4.32 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 153-97 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 27; A Reyes 6; J Hammel 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Sonnanstine 5-8; A Reyes 0-1; J Hammel 4-2 Game Scores: A Sonnanstine 55 | ||||||||||
| DET | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | B Upton hit a ground rule double to deep right center, S Riggans scored, J Bartlett to third. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | C Crawford singled to center, J Bartlett and B Upton scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 2nd | E Longoria doubled to left, C Crawford scored, E Longoria to third advancing on throw. | 0 | 4 | |
| 3rd | P Polanco doubled to left, C Granderson scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 3rd | M Ordonez singled to center, P Polanco scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 4th | J Bartlett scored, A Iwamura to third on passed ball by B Inge. | 2 | 5 | |
| 4th | E Longoria singled to left, A Iwamura scored, C Crawford to second. | 2 | 6 | |
| 4th | G Gross walked, C Crawford scored, E Longoria to third, C Pena to second. | 2 | 7 | |
| 6th | E Longoria homered to left. | 2 | 8 | |
| 6th | S Riggans doubled to left, W Aybar scored, S Riggans thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 2 | 9 | |
| 7th | M Cabrera doubled to right, P Polanco scored, C Guillen out at third, M Ordonez to third. | 3 | 9 | |
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| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 36,048 (105.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:29 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Tschida, First Base - Jim Joyce, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - Adrian Johnson |
