Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 6, Tampa Bay 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, September 26, 2008
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Doug Eddings
Attendance: 39617
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Doug Eddings
Attendance: 39617
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 39-40 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Rays have a 39-40 record on the road.
- Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- Tampa Bay has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Rays have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Justin Verlander pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.84. Fernando Rodney closed out the game to get the save and has 12 saves for the season. Andy Sonnanstine took the loss for Tampa Bay.
- Gary Sheffield (2), Ramon Santiago hit homeruns for Detroit. B.J. Upton had the only homerun for Tampa Bay.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Tampa Bay | Detroit | |
| Andy Sonnanstine | Player | Justin Verlander |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 5.2 | IP | 5.0 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 5 | Hits | 5 |
| 7.94 | ERA | 3.60 |
Hitting
| Tampa Bay | Detroit | |
| B.J. Upton | Player | Gary Sheffield |
| 3 | Hits | 3 |
| 2 | RBI | 2 |
| 1 | HR | 2 |
| 7 | TB | 9 |
| .750 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary