Rays 6, 
Tigers 5
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .304 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| C Guillen 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .283 |
| M Ordonez RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .298 |
| M Joyce LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .279 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| B Inge C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .221 |
| R Santiago SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .344 |
| a-M Thames PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 |
| E Renteria SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Totals | 41 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | |
| a-lined out to left for R Santiago in the 10th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: P Polanco 2 (26, J Shields 2) HR: G Sheffield (9, 8th inning off G Balfour 0 on, 2 Out); C Granderson (12, 9th inning off T Percival 0 on, 0 Out); M Cabrera (20, 10th inning off T Percival 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Ordonez 2 (65), G Sheffield (31), C Granderson (38), M Cabrera (82) 2-out RBI: G Sheffield Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Granderson 2, M Ordonez 1, R Santiago 2 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: G Sheffield (7, 2nd base off T Percival/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Galarraga (2, ground ball) DP: 1 (M Cabrera-R Santiago-A Galarraga). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Galarraga | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100-67 | 3.23 |
| K Farnsworth (B, 1) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28-18 | 4.08 |
| B Seay | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-10 | 2.41 |
| F Rodney (L, 0-3; B, 4) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34-18 | 6.38 |
| Totals | 9.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 178-113 | |
| PITCHING HBP: S Riggans (By F Rodney) Batters faced: A Galarraga 25; K Farnsworth 6; B Seay 3; F Rodney 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Galarraga 11-6; K Farnsworth 0-1; B Seay 0-1; F Rodney 1-0 Game Scores: A Galarraga 69 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| B Upton CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| C Crawford LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 |
| E Longoria 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .279 |
| C Pena 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .235 |
| C Floyd DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| a-J Gomes PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .187 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .304 |
| E Hinske RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| G Gross RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| b-W Aybar PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| c-S Riggans PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
| a-struck out looking for C Floyd in the 9th b-walked for G Gross in the 10th c-hit by pitch for J Bartlett in the 10th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Upton (25, A Galarraga) HR: E Hinske (16, 8th inning off K Farnsworth 0 on, 0 Out); B Upton (7, 8th inning off K Farnsworth 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Pena 2 (58), E Hinske (48), B Upton 2 (49), C Crawford (55) S: A Iwamura 2-out RBI: C Pena 2 GIDP: C Pena Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Navarro 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Bartlett-A Iwamura). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Shields | 6.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 111-73 | 3.63 |
| G Balfour | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 34-20 | 1.44 |
| J Howell | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.45 |
| T Percival (B, 3) | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31-15 | 3.86 |
| T Miller (W, 1-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 5.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 190-117 | |
| PITCHING HBP: B Inge (By J Shields) Batters faced: J Shields 29; G Balfour 6; J Howell 1; T Percival 8; T Miller 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 8-6; G Balfour 0-1; J Howell 1-0; T Percival 0-4; T Miller 0-1 Game Scores: J Shields 50 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | TAM | |||
 | 3rd | M Ordonez singled to right, P Polanco scored, C Guillen to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 5th | M Ordonez singled to left, P Polanco scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 7th | C Pena singled to right, B Upton scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 8th | G Sheffield homered to left center. | 3 | 1 |
| 8th | E Hinske homered to right. | 3 | 2 |
| 8th | B Upton homered to center, A Iwamura scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 9th | C Granderson homered to right center. | 4 | 4 |
| 10th | M Cabrera homered to left. | 5 | 4 |
| 10th | C Crawford singled to left, W Aybar scored, S Riggans to third, B Upton to second. | 5 | 5 |
| 10th | C Pena walked, S Riggans scored, B Upton to third, C Crawford to second. | 5 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| JASON BARTLETT LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 10TH INNING WITH A RIGHT HAND INJURY |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 33,438 (92.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:45 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Joyce, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Adrian Johnson, Third Base - Tim Tschida |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 3rd 2008
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 14 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | in 10 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 14 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 8 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 8 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 9 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 8 |