Major League Baseball
Detroit Tigers
6
Tampa Bay Rays
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Major league wins leader Max Scherzer became the first starting pitcher to win 12 consecutive decisions to begin a season in 27 years, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 behind a pair of home runs from Miguel Cabrera on Friday night.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
P Fielder homered to right (389 feet), M Cabrera scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
L Scott doubled to deep right, W Myers scored.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
W Myers homered to left (406 feet).
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
B Zobrist homered to right (384 feet).
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
P Fielder scored on A Colome's wild pitch.
M Cabrera homered to left (448 feet).
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
End of the 9th
L Scott popped out to shortstop.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
L Scott batting
W Myers struck out looking.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
W Myers batting
J Loney singled to center.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
J Loney batting
K Johnson struck out swinging.
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
K Johnson batting
J Benoit relieved D Smyly.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
A Jackson lined into double play, shortstop to third, D Kelly doubled off third.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
A Jackson batting
B Pena sacrificed to first, D Kelly to third, O Infante to second.
Showing the last 40 of 562 events.
TB wins series 2-1
Matt JoyceLF7
Desmond JenningsCF8
Ben Zobrist2B18
Evan Longoria3B3
James Loney1B28
Wil MyersRF4
Luke ScottDH30
Jose LobatonC7
Yunel EscobarSS0
Kelly Johnson3B55
Austin JacksonCF16
Torii HunterRF48
Miguel Cabrera3B24
Prince Fielder1B84
Victor MartinezDH41
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Don T KellyLF31
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Brayan PenaC25
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