MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/25/2011
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 742 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 25TH , 2011 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (32-19) 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 9 10 2
Detroit Tigers (19-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 9 1
Rays Lick Tigers, 9-6
The 9-6 Tampa Bay win over Detroit was due in large part to Dustin Ackley. The Rays designated hitter was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. The last-place Tigers dropped to 19-32.

Blake DeWitt took Detroit hurler Carlos Villanueva deep in the top of the fourth. His 2-run home run put the Rays on top, 2-0. In all, DeWitt had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"This is a very good team," said DeWitt. "We have the chance to do something special."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Dickerson RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .244 8 24
G. Sizemore LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .269 5 19
D. Ackley DH 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .276 1 8
T. Murphy 2B, 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .292 14 36
M. Canha 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .185 8 29
   a-R. Roberts 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 2
B. DeWitt 3B, 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .280 5 18
H. Cota C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .182 1 5
A. Jackson CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .265 2 18
E. Cabrera SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .261 2 14
Totals 35 9 10 9 5 7 12      
a - R. Roberts substituted for M. Canha in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Sizemore 2 (14, 3rd Inning off C. Villanueva, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off E. Simonitsch, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. DeWitt (5, 4th Inning off C. Villanueva, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Murphy (14, 6th Inning off C. Villanueva, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Ackley (1, 9th Inning off E. Simonitsch, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Dickerson , G. Sizemore 4 , D. Ackley 6 , T. Murphy 4 , B. DeWitt 5 , A. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ackley , M. Canha , A. Jackson
GIDP: H. Cota
Sac Fly: G. Sizemore
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Cabrera (3)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Sizemore (1) , E. Cabrera (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cabrera RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .260 6 34
A. Acevedo LF 5 1 1 4 0 2 2 .217 8 26
K. Hinze DH 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .250 7 23
E. Chavez 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .269 9 33
P. Sandoval 3B 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .274 2 25
J. Constanza 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .208 2 15
R. Sweeney CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 0 5
   a-T. Carrow PH 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .200 3 9
M. Fontenot SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .290 0 10
B. Anderson C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .206 0 5
Totals 37 6 9 6 6 8 18      
a - T. Carrow pinch hit for R. Sweeney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hinze (8, 1st Inning off Y. Medina, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Sandoval (8, 8th Inning off M. Kelly, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Acevedo (8, 9th Inning off J. Valdez, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Acevedo 4 , K. Hinze 3 , E. Chavez 2 , P. Sandoval 2 , J. Constanza , M. Fontenot , B. Anderson
2-out RBI: P. Sandoval
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Acevedo , E. Chavez , J. Constanza 2 , R. Sweeney , T. Carrow
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: P. Sandoval (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Sweeney-Sandoval, Fontenot-Constanza-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Sweeney(Cabrera at 3rd base))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Medina W (6-2) 5.0 3 0 0 3 5 0 88 2.87   
R. Young 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.86   
M. Kelly 1.0 3 4 3 1 0 0 22 2.79   
J. Valdez 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 6 4.91   
E. Walker SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 1.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Medina 63
Batters Faced: Y. Medina 21, R. Young 7, M. Kelly 8, J. Valdez 2, E. Walker 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Medina 4-6, R. Young 1-3, M. Kelly 1-2, J. Valdez 0-0, E. Walker 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Medina 88-51, R. Young 23-12, M. Kelly 22-12, J. Valdez 6-2, E. Walker 18-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Young 1-0 , J. Valdez 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Villanueva L (3-6) 6.0 7 7 6 4 7 2 103 5.57   
E. Simonitsch 3.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 47 6.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Villanueva 35
Batters Faced: C. Villanueva 28, E. Simonitsch 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Villanueva 5-4, E. Simonitsch 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: C. Villanueva 103-60, E. Simonitsch 47-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Simonitsch 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dustin Ackley
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 19050
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