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Rays attempt to clinch AL East vs. Tigers

Sep 26, 2008 - 10:30 AM Tampa Bay (96-63) at Detroit (72-86) 7:05 p.m. EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Rays remain one win away from their first division title.

They will take one more stab at clinching the American League East crown when they face the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

The Rays clinched the first playoff berth in franchise history last weekend and own a two-game lead over the Boston Red Sox (94-65) with three games left. If the teams finish tied atop the division, Tampa Bay will be declared the winner because it took the season series from Boston.

The Tigers earned their fourth win this month in the series opener on Thursday, 7-5. Detroit clubbed four solo homers off Rays ace Scott Kazmir and held off a late rally.

Picked to win the AL Central this season, the Tigers are in last place in the division, one-half game behind the Kansas City Royals (73-86).

Tampa Bay will look to clinch behind righthander Andy Sonnanstine (13-8, 4.27 ERA). The 25-year-old does not have a win in any of his last six starts, despite allowing a combined two earned runs over his last three outings.

He picked up a win against Detroit on August 2, allowing two runs and seven hits while striking out six in six innings.

The Tigers will counter with Justin Verlander (10-17, 4.87). The former phenom is crawling to the finish line in the roughest season of his three-year career, going 0-4 with a 7.92 ERA in his last five starts.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 12 0
    DETROIT 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 6 6 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, DAVID PRICE (6TH), GRANT BALFOUR (7TH) AND
    DIONER NAVARRO
    DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER, BOBBY SEAY (6TH), GARY GLOVER
    (8TH), CLAY RAPADA (8TH), F

    Sep 26 10:13 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY MIGUEL CABRERA ALLOWED ROCCO BALDELLI TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W AYBAR ON FIRST, J GOMES ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    DETROIT 6 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B ZOBRIST (.239, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays 4, Tigers 6  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 26 10:09 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY GARY SHEFFIELD (19) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1
    OUT IN THE 8TH OFF GRANT BALFOUR.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3, DETROIT 6
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M JOYCE (.258, 12 HR, 33 RBI)

    Rays 3, Tigers 6  Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 26 9:55 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY B.J. UPTON (9) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    7TH OFF BOBBY SEAY.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3, DETROIT 5
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.246, 1-FOR-3, RBI)

    Rays 3, Tigers 5  Top 7, 0 OutsSep 26 9:11 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 36 roots

    Rays 2, Tigers 5  Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 26 8:41 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CARLOS PENA SCORED B.J. UPTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C PENA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    DETROIT 5 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: E LONGORIA (.273, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays 2, Tigers 5  Top 5, 0 OutsSep 26 8:36 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY B.J. UPTON SCORED JASON BARTLETT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
    DETROIT 5 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.245, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays 1, Tigers 5  Top 3, 0 OutsSep 26 8:01 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY GARY SHEFFIELD (18) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0, DETROIT 3
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.248, 25 HR, 56 RBI)

    Rays 0, Tigers 3  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 26 7:30 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON AND
    PLACIDO POLANCO.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ORDONEZ ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M CABRERA (.294, 36 HR, 126 RBI)

    Rays 0, Tigers 2  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 26 7:27 PM
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    Rays vs. TigersSep 26 6:30 PM

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