Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 2
Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:05 PM
When: 1:05 PM ET, Thursday, April 12, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature:
54°
Umpires:
Home -
Mark Carlson, 1B -
Ed Hickox, 2B -
Ed Rapuano, 3B -
Cory Blaser
Attendance:
30288
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 5-1 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Rays have a 1-2 record on the road.
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Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Tigers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rays have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Collin Balester pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.86. Jeff Niemann took the loss for Tampa Bay.
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Carlos Pena had the only homerun for Tampa Bay.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Tampa Bay |
|
Detroit |
|
Jeff Niemann
|
Player |
Drew Smyly
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Loss |
|
5.0 |
IP |
4.0 |
|
6 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
4 |
Hits |
4 |
|
5.40 |
ERA |
2.25 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Tampa Bay
|
7 |
1 |
12 |
.212 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Detroit
|
10 |
0 |
14 |
.303 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Chi. White Sox. The Tigers have a W/L % of .750 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Rays have a W/L % of .600 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
