Souza, Pearce homer as Rays beat Tigers 7-5
Steven Souza and Steve Pearce homered to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
7
Detroit Tigers
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 10/27/26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | W 4-3 | MLB |
| 10/26/26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | L 1-10 | MLB |
| 10/24/26 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | L 4-5 | MLB |
| 10/23/26 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | L 2-3 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Pearce homered to left (412 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Cabrera homered to center (440 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
McCann singled to left, Castellanos scored, Upton to third, Maybin to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Kiermaier tripled to deep right, Longoria, Pearce and Morrison scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Cabrera homered to right (364 feet), Kinsler scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 3-1
Upton scored, Maybin to second on balk by Andriese.
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End Inning 7-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
V. Martínez grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
V. Martínez batting
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Play Result 7-5
Romine ran for Cabrera.
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Cabrera singled to right, Iglesias to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-5
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Single 7-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
J.D. Martinez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
J.D. Martinez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Kinsler struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
Kinsler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Iglesias safe at first on error by shortstop Miller.
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Error 7-5
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Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 7-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
Iglesias batting
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Play Result 7-5
Colomé relieved Romero.
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Start Inning 7-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 7-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Head to Head
DET wins series 2-1
Injuries
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Lineups
ConfirmedDET
Ian Kinsler2B3
J.D. MartinezRF28
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
Nick Castellanos3B21
Justin UptonLF8
Cameron MaybinCF15
James McCannC8
Jose IglesiasSS7
Substitutes
Andrew RominePR24
TB
Steven Souza Jr.RF21
Brad MillerSS15
Evan Longoria3B3
Steve Pearce2B25
Corey DickersonDH10
Desmond JenningsLF8
Logan Morrison1B21
Kevin KiermaierCF93
Hank CongerC24
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