Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 2
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 1:05 PM
When: 1:05 PM ET, Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 46°
Umpires: Home - Cory Blaser, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Ed Rapuano
Attendance: 28180
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 000000004450
Detroit 100010000260
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 4-1 3-0 1-1 W1
Detroit 4-1 4-1 0-0 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 4-1 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Rays have a 1-1 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Tigers have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Rays have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • James Shields pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.54. Fernando Rodney closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Justin Verlander took the loss for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay   Detroit
James Shields Player Justin Verlander
Win W/L Loss
8.0 IP 8.1
5 Strikeouts 7
6 Hits 4
2.25 ERA 4.32
Hitting
Tampa Bay   Detroit
Ben Zobrist Player Miguel Cabrera
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 1
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Tampa Bay 5 0 5 .161 7 3 4 0 0
Detroit 6 0 7 .194 5 1 1 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Tigers have a W/L % of .750 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Rays have a W/L % of .750 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.