Mead hits 1st homer of the season and Rays beat Tigers 7-5 to avoid the 3-game sweep
— Curtis Mead hit his first home run of the season and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Wednesay night to avoid a three-game sweep.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
5
Tampa Bay Rays
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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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 5-7
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Mead homered to left (327 feet), Rortvedt scored.
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Home Run 5-7
Pitch 8 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 5-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Rortvedt singled to left, Paredes scored.
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Single 5-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Báez doubled to center, Kennedy scored.
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Double 5-4
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 4-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Kennedy singled to left, Vierling scored.
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Single 4-4
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Automatic Ball (Pitch Timer Violation) 3-4
Pitch 1 : Automatic Ball - PitchTimerViolation-Pitcher 1
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Canha singled to left, Báez scored and Rogers scored.
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Single 3-4
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Greene lined out to center.
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Line Out 5-7
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
Garrett Cleavinger pitches to Riley Greene
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Rogers walked.
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
Garrett Cleavinger pitches to Jake Rogers
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Báez grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 5-7
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
Garrett Cleavinger pitches to Javier Baez
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Kennedy struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
Garrett Cleavinger pitches to Buddy Kennedy
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Play Result 5-7
Cleavinger relieved Adam
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Start Inning 5-7
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-7
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Rortvedt struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
Andrew Chafin pitches to Ben Rortvedt
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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
Yandy Diaz1B2
Richie PalaciosLF1
Randy ArozarenaCF56
Isaac Paredes3B15
Amed RosarioRF14
Harold RamirezDH43
Ben RortvedtC47
Curtis Mead2B11
Jose CaballeroSS72
DET
Riley GreeneLF31
Mark CanhaDH33
Wenceel PerezCF46
Spencer Torkelson1B20
Matt Vierling3B8
Parker MeadowsCF22
Buddy Kennedy2B41
Javier BaezSS28
Jake RogersC34
Substitutes
Kerry CarpenterRF30
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