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Tigers try to get back on track against Devil Rays

May 28, 2007 - 1:16 PM Detroit (29-20) at Tampa Bay (20-28), 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - The Detroit Tigers try to bounce back from a lost weekend when they visit the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Monday.

The Tigers are coming off a three-game series sweep by their American League Central Division rivals, the Cleveland Indians. Detroit, which entered the series in first place in the division, now find themselves 2 1/2 games back of the Indians after Sunday's 5-3 loss.

Chad Durbin (4-1, 4.74 ERA) will start for the Tigers, who are playing their first and only series in Tampa Bay this season. The righthander is 4-0 in his last six starts. The Devil Rays counter with Edwin Jackson (0-6, 7.78), who has yet to secure a victory in eight starts this season. He spent the majority of last season in the Tampa Bay bullpen and hasn't won a start since September 26, 2005 when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

If Jackson can get the ball to closer Al Reyes, he'll be in good shape. The 37-year-old righthander is a perfect 13-for-13 in save opportunities to start the season - a team record. The overall club record for consecutive successful saves is 19, a mark set by Roberto Hernandez in 1999.

In his last 22 games, Detroit's Magglio Ordonez is batting .378 (31-for-82) with eight home runs and 20 RBI.

While the all-time series is knotted at 34 games apiece, Detroit is 3-0-1 in its last fours series against Tampa Bay.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    DETROIT 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 11 1
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 6 8 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: DET - CHAD DURBIN, ZACH MINER (7TH), BOBBY SEAY (8TH), JOSE MESA
    (8TH), TIM BYRDAK (8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND MIKE RABELO
    TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, CHAD ORVELLA (7TH),

    May 28 10:17 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ELIJAH DUKES SCORED DELMON YOUNG AND AKINORI
    IWAMURA.
    FINAL SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6, DETROIT 5

    Tigers vs. RaysMay 28 10:17 PM
  • 35
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Tigers vs. RaysMay 28 9:54 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY TY WIGGINTON SCORED B.J. UPTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
    TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.308, 1-FOR-3)

    Tigers vs. RaysMay 28 9:51 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY BRENDAN HARRIS SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
    TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: E DUKES (.221, 0-FOR-1, BB, HBP)

    Tigers vs. RaysMay 28 9:31 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED GARY SHEFFIELD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
    TAMPA BAY 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.322, 1-FOR-3)

    Tigers vs. RaysMay 28 9:17 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CRAIG MONROE (7) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF CHAD ORVELLA.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4, TAMPA BAY 2
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.254, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)

    Tigers vs. RaysMay 28 9:12 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY GARY SHEFFIELD (10) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF EDWIN JACKSON.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3, TAMPA BAY 2
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.357, 1-FOR-2)

    Tigers vs. RaysMay 28 8:38 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    PASSED BALL BY MIKE RABELO ALLOWED CARLOS PENA TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
    TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.333, 0-FOR-1)

    Tigers vs. RaysMay 28 8:31 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED TY WIGGINTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C PENA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
    TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.333, 0-FOR-1)

    Tigers vs. RaysMay 28 8:29 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY OMAR INFANTE SCORED CARLOS GUILLEN. ERROR BY CARL
    CRAWFORD ALLOWED SEAN CASEY TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, O INFANTE ON SECOND, M RABELO ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.215, 8 HR, 17 RBI)

    Tigers vs. RaysMay 28 7:38 PM

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