Rays 8, 
Tigers 7
| W: | E. Jackson (14-11) |
| L: | C. Lambert (1-2) |
| SV: | J. Hammel (2) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| D Johnson 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 |
| B Upton CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| F Perez CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| E Longoria 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| C Crawford LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| a-J Gomes PH-LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| R Baldelli DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .263 |
| W Aybar 1B-2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| B Zobrist SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .253 |
| G Gross RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .242 |
| J Ruggiano RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .197 |
| E Hinske LF-3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .247 |
| J Jaso C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |
| a-hit a ground rule double to deep center for C Crawford in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: W Aybar (17, Z Miner); J Gomes (5, F Dolsi) HR: R Baldelli (4, 5th inning off Z Miner 0 on, 0 Out); E Hinske (20, 5th inning off Z Miner 1 on, 2 Out); B Zobrist (12, 11th inning off C Lambert 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Baldelli (13), E Hinske 3 (60), J Gomes 2 (21), B Zobrist 2 (30) 2-out RBI: E Hinske 3 GIDP: E Hinske Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Johnson 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Hinske (10, 2nd base off C Lambert/D Ryan) | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Shields | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 3.56 |
| M Talbot | 2.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71-36 | 11.17 |
| D Price | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31-19 | 1.93 |
| D Wheeler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22-12 | 3.12 |
| T Percival | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 4.53 |
| T Miller (H, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 4.15 |
| E Jackson (W, 14-11; B, 1) | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43-22 | 4.42 |
| J Hammel (S, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.60 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 215-118 | |
| PITCHING WP: M Talbot Batters faced: J Shields 3; M Talbot 17; D Price 6; D Wheeler 5; T Percival 3; T Miller 3; E Jackson 11; J Hammel 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 3-0; M Talbot 2-4; D Price 0-3; D Wheeler 0-1; T Percival 0-3; T Miller 1-1; E Jackson 2-3; J Hammel 1-1 Game Scores: J Shields 53 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .282 |
| G Sheffield DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .227 |
| M Ordonez RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .318 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .292 |
| M Thames LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 |
| M Joyce LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| E Renteria SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| R Raburn 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 |
| a-J Larish PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| D Ryan C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .203 |
| R Santiago 2B-SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Totals | 43 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | |
| a-struck out looking for R Raburn in the 11th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Inge (15, M Talbot) HR: C Granderson (22, 3rd inning off M Talbot 2 on, 1 Out); M Ordonez (21, 9th inning off E Jackson 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Granderson 4 (66), G Sheffield (57), M Ordonez 2 (103) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Ordonez 1, M Thames 1, B Inge 2, M Cabrera 3 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Raburn-R Santiago-M Cabrera). PB: D Ryan. Outfield Assist: M Joyce (J Gomes at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Miner | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 101-61 | 4.27 |
| C Fossum (H, 6) | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29-17 | 5.66 |
| F Dolsi (B, 1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-9 | 3.96 |
| C Rapada | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-8 | 4.22 |
| C Lambert (L, 1-2) | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34-20 | 5.66 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 203-115 | |
| PITCHING IBB: W Aybar (By F Dolsi) Batters faced: Z Miner 23; C Fossum 6; F Dolsi 5; C Rapada 4; C Lambert 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Miner 7-5; C Fossum 2-0; F Dolsi 0-0; C Rapada 0-2; C Lambert 1-3 Game Scores: Z Miner 57 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | DET | |||
 | 3rd | C Granderson homered to left, B Inge and R Santiago scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 4th | C Granderson walked, E Renteria scored, B Inge to third, R Santiago to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 4th | G Sheffield walked, B Inge scored, R Santiago to third, C Granderson to second. | 0 | 5 |
 | 5th | R Baldelli homered to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 5th | E Hinske homered to right, W Aybar scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 8th | J Gomes hit a ground rule double to deep center, J Jaso and D Johnson scored, F Perez to third. | 5 | 5 |
| 8th | B Zobrist singled to right, F Perez scored, J Gomes to third, W Aybar to second. | 6 | 5 |
| 8th | E Hinske walked, J Gomes scored, W Aybar to third, B Zobrist to second. | 7 | 5 |
| 9th | M Ordonez homered to left, G Sheffield scored. | 7 | 7 |
| 11th | B Zobrist homered to right. | 8 | 7 |
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| Game Notes |
| EDGAR RENTERIA LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING WITH A STRAINED LEFT PECTORAL MUSCLE. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 40,373 (97.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:47 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Doug Eddings, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Dana Demuth |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 28th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 | in 11 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Toronto | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 8 |
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Kansas City | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 11 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | in 10 |