Tigers score 3 in wild 11th inning to prevail over Rays
Victor Martinez drew a tiebreaking bases-loaded walk during a three-run 11th inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
8
Tampa Bay Rays
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| TB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Tropicana Field · 14,331 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
E Longoria singled to left, B Zobrist scored, L Forsythe to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
B Holaday hit sacrifice fly to center, M Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-5
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 7-5
T Hunter scored, M Cabrera to third, V Martinez to second on wild pitch by J Beliveau.
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Wild Pitch 7-5
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
V Martinez walked, I Kinsler scored, T Hunter to third, M Cabrera to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-5
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 12: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Bunted Foul 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
V Belnome hit sacrifice fly to center, E Longoria scored, S Rodriguez to third, Y Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
J Martinez homered to center (419 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 8-6
End of the 11th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
S Rodriguez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
S Rodriguez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
E Longoria singled to left, B Zobrist scored, L Forsythe to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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Single 8-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
E Longoria batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
L Forsythe walked.
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Play Result 8-5
B Zobrist to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 8-5
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
L Forsythe batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
B Zobrist singled to right.
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Single 8-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
B Zobrist batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
D Jennings flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
D Jennings batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
K Kiermaier grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 8-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Head to Head
DET wins series 2-1
Injuries
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTB
Desmond JenningsCF8
Ben ZobristLF18
Matt JoyceLF7
Evan Longoria3B3
James Loney1B28
Yunel EscobarSS0
Vince BelnomeDH30
Curt CasaliC12
Kevin KiermaierRF93
Substitutes
Logan Forsythe2B11
Sean Rodriguez1B13
Brandon GuyerPH24
José MolinaC
DET
Ian Kinsler2B3
Torii HunterRF48
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
J.D. MartinezLF28
Nick Castellanos3B21
Alex AvilaC6
Andrew RomineSS24
Rajai DavisLF18
Substitutes
Ezequiel CarreraCF41
Don T Kelly3B31
Eugenio SuarezPH28
Bryan HoladayC28
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