Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays
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Castro homers in 9th, Tigers top Rays 3-2 for 4th straight
Castro connected off Andrew Kittredge (3-1) for his first long ball since going deep in consecutive games against Oakland in early September last year. He had three home runs in 2021.
Michael Fulmer (2-2) got the win in relief and Gregory Soto pitched the ninth for his sixth save in seven tries.
Jonathan Schoop hit a two-run homer that put Tigers rookie Alex Faedo in position for his first major league win, but Brett Phillips helped the Rays erase their 2-0 deficit with a home run in the sixth and a leadoff double against Fulmer in the eighth.
Phillips scored on Wander Franco's sacrifice fly to tie it.
Faedo, a first-round draft choice in 2017 who did not pitch in 2020 or 2021 because of the pandemic and Tommy John surgery, tossed 5 2/3 innings in his third career start. He gave up one run and four hits, striking out four.
Schoop hit his third homer off Rays starter Corey Kluber, giving Detroit a 2-0 lead after Miguel Cabrera's leadoff single in the fourth.
Phillips had three of Tampa Bay's six hits, including his third home run of the season.
Kluber allowed two runs and four hits in six innings. He struck out eight, including five in a row.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: OF Austin Meadows (vertigo) and OF Victor Reyes (left quad strain) were placed on the 10-day injured list. OF Daz Cameron was recalled from Triple-A Toledo and will be in the lineup Tuesday. ... RHP Michael Pineda (fractured right middle finger) visited a doctor to determine a course of treatment. ... RHP Matt Manning (sore shoulder) will pitch for Toledo on a rehab assignment Wednesday.
Rays: 2B Brandon Lowe went on the IL with lower back discomfort. INF Isaac Paredes was recalled from Triple-A Durham.
UP NEXT
RHP Bo Brieske (0-2, 3.86 ERA) makes his fifth start for the Tigers against LHP Shane McClanahan (2-2, 2.52) on Tuesday night.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Zunino flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Ramírez singled to center. |
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9th Inning | Ramírez hit for Kiermaier |
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9th Inning | Bruján struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Paredes popped out to first. |
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9th Inning | Soto relieved Fulmer |
Statistics
 DET |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 0 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 2 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 127 | Pitches | 135 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 2.7 | Runs Created | 2.7 |
| .182 | Batting Average | .226 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .364 | Slugging Percentage | .387 |
| .182 | Secondary Average | .194 |
| .229 | On Base Percentage | .265 |
| .592 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .652 |
| 1.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 2.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.7 |
| 24.0 | Batter Rating | 22.0 |
| 16.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.63 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.97 |
| .182 | Isolated Power | .161 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.33 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .059 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.032 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 74.5 | MLB Rating | 75.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 11,532 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 50 | 45 | .526 | - | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 51 | 46 | .526 | - | W4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 48 | 49 | .495 | 3 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 44 | 52 | .458 | 6.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 38 | 59 | .392 | 13 | L5 |
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tb.png" class="logo-micro">Tampa Bay | 56 | 38 | .596 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nyy.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 54 | 42 | .563 | 3 | W4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bos.png" class="logo-micro">Boston | 46 | 48 | .489 | 10 | W9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bal.png" class="logo-micro">Baltimore | 46 | 51 | .474 | 11.5 | W4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tor.png" class="logo-micro">Toronto | 45 | 51 | .469 | 12 | L2 |