Tigers 7, 
Rays 5
| W: | A. Galarraga (13-6) |
| L: | S. Kazmir (13-8) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (11) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Upton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .270 |
| B Zobrist 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .245 |
| E Longoria 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .275 |
| W Aybar DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 |
| J Gomes PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 |
| G Gross RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| E Hinske LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .287 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
| BATTING HR: B Zobrist 2 (10, 1st inning off A Galarraga 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off A Galarraga 2 on, 2 Out); E Longoria (27, 7th inning off A Galarraga 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Zobrist 4 (27), E Longoria (85) 2-out RBI: B Zobrist 3 GIDP: D Navarro 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Hinske 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Hinske (3, bobble) DP: 1 (E Longoria-B Zobrist-C Pena). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Kazmir (L, 12-8) | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 102-60 | 3.49 |
| J Hammel | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28-16 | 4.66 |
| C Bradford | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-10 | 2.12 |
| T Percival | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-9 | 4.63 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 162-95 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Kazmir 22; J Hammel 7; C Bradford 4; T Percival 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 4-3; J Hammel 2-1; C Bradford 1-2; T Percival 0-2 Game Scores: S Kazmir 45 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Santiago SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| M Thames DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .248 |
| M Ordonez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .316 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .294 |
| M Hessman 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| a-C Granderson PH-CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| R Raburn 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| B Inge CF-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .204 |
| M Joyce LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| D Ryan C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .306 |
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
| a-lined out to first for M Hessman in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Thames (12, J Hammel) HR: R Santiago 2 (3, 1st inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out; 3rd inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out); M Hessman (5, 4th inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out); D Ryan (2, 5th inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out); C Granderson (21, 7th inning off C Bradford 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Santiago 2 (16), M Hessman (7), D Ryan (7), M Cabrera (126), C Granderson (62) SF: M Cabrera 2-out RBI: C Granderson GIDP: M Ordonez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ryan 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Inge (4, 2nd base off J Hammel/D Navarro) CS: M Joyce (2, 2nd base by T Percival/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Cabrera-R Santiago, R Raburn-R Santiago-M Cabrera). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Galarraga (W, 13-6) | 7.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 102-64 | 3.68 |
| F Rodney (S, 11) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31-19 | 4.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 133-83 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: A Galarraga 29; F Rodney 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Galarraga 11-7; F Rodney 0-1 Game Scores: A Galarraga 50 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | DET | |||
 | 1st | B Zobrist homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | R Santiago homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | R Santiago homered to left. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | M Hessman homered to left center. | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | D Ryan homered to left. | 1 | 4 |
| 7th | E Longoria homered to left. | 2 | 4 |
| 7th | M Thames doubled to left, R Santiago to third, R Santiago scored on error by left fielder E Hinske. | 2 | 5 |
| 7th | M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to right, M Thames scored. | 2 | 6 |
| 7th | C Granderson homered to right. | 2 | 7 |
| 8th | B Zobrist homered to center, G Gross and E Hinske scored. | 5 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 36,259 (87.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Doug Eddings, First Base - Lance Barksdale, Second Base - Dana Demuth, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 25th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 12 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| Florida | Cancelled | |
| Washington |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 | in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| Houston | 8 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | in 10 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| San Diego | 7 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |