MLB

Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers

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Tampa Bay Rays
78-54, 35-31 Away
Final
1 - 4
Detroit Tigers
62-70, 33-32 Home

Max Clark, pitching staff help Tigers end six-game losing streak with 4-1 win over Rays

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers: Game Highlights

Clark's homer, the second of his career, gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning, and that was more than enough for Detroit's pitching staff. Starter Jackson Jobe allowed one run in 4 1/3 innings, and four relievers combined to allow one hit.

Drew Sommers (1-3) retired all five batters he faced for his first major league victory and Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his 17th save.

Detroit had lost nine of its last 10 to fall 4 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the race for the third AL wild card.

Ian Seymour (9-5), who replaced Tampa Bay opener Casey Legumina, gave up four runs, three earned, on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. The Rays have lost eight of their last 12 games.

Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Junior Caminero singled, took third on Liam Hicks' double and scored on an infield single by Jonny DeLuca.

Detroit scored three times in the fifth. After Clark's homer, the Tigers added another run in the inning when Gleyber Torres reached on a pop fly that dropped between second baseman Richie Palacios and DeLuca in right.

Seymour balked, moving Torres to second, and he scored when Jonathan Aranda misplayed Kevin McGonigle's ground ball.

Detroit added a fourth run in the seventh when Javier Báez tripled and scored on Hao-Yu Lee's single to left.

Up next The teams finish their three-game series on Wednesday, with Detroit RHP Troy Melton (7-2, 1.60 ERA) facing RHP Freddy Peralta (5-11, 5.33).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Palacios fouled out to third.
9th Inning Mullins struck out looking.
9th Inning DeLuca flied out to left.
9th Inning Jansen relieved Holton
8th Inning McKinstry lined out to right.
8th Inning Valencia struck out swinging.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
15 Ground Balls 9
7 Strikeouts 7
1 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
5 Hits 8
0 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 0
0 Catcher Interference 0
1 Runs 4
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
31 At Bats 33
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
12 Runners Left On Base 11
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 1
9 Fly Balls 17
1 Caught Stealing 0
150 Pitches 115
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
6 Total Bases 14
35 Plate Appearances 33
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 3
1.2 Runs Created 3.4
.161 Batting Average .242
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.194 Slugging Percentage .424
.129 Secondary Average .182
.257 On Base Percentage .242
.451 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .667
1.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
1.2 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.7
11.0 Batter Rating 29.5
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 33.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.29 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.48
.032 Isolated Power .182
0.57 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.114 Walks Per Plate Appearance .000
-.032 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.061
2.0 Runs Produced 7.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.8
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.3
64.5 MLB Rating 80.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Comerica Park

Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 26,605 | Capacity:

2026 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Tampa Bay - 61 W1 0.611465 96
New York 6 67 L1 0.5732484 90
Boston 12 73 L3 0.53503186 84
Toronto 19 80 L1 0.49044585 77
Baltimore 20 81 W1 0.48407644 76

2026 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 75 W6 0.522293 82
Chicago 1 76 W3 0.51592356 81
Detroit 8.5 84 L1 0.46835443 74
Minnesota 9 84 L1 0.46496814 73
Kansas City 15 90 L5 0.42675158 67
Full Standings