MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/09/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1957 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (44-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 0
Detroit Tigers (53-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 0
Rays Top Tigers, 3-1
The Tampa Bay Rays faced a tough opponent in Detroit pitcher Jon Dwight, but found a way to pull out the victory at Comerica Tigers Park by a final score of 3-1 in 11 innings. Dwight went 8.1 innings and allowed no runs. The win went to Joe Montgomery in relief. His record improves to 2-3. Hugh Owens took the loss. Tampa Bay has 3 straight wins, Detroit 3 straight losses.

Tampa Bay used the timely hitting of Joey Bowen to seize the win. The left fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the 11th inning to put the Rays on top, 3-1. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

Tampa Bay manager Joey Cora said his team played a "no nonsense" game.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .289 7 51
A. Rondon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .275 0 15
R. McBroom DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .307 6 20
B. Posey C, 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .282 0 20
D. Veeck 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .275 11 49
D. Mitchell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 11 39
   a-O. Leme PH, C 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .318 4 36
E. Vázquez SS 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 .189 1 19
J. Bowen LF 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .272 2 24
E. Cox CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .231 20 56
Totals 38 3 7 3 5 10 24      
a - O. Leme pinch hit for D. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Davenport (20, 3rd Inning off J. Dwight, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Posey (7, 9th Inning off J. Dwight, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Cox (12, 10th Inning off C. Rice, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Davenport 3 , R. McBroom , B. Posey 3 , J. Bowen , E. Cox 2
2-out RBI: J. Bowen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. McBroom , B. Posey , D. Veeck 2 , E. Vázquez
GIDP: J. Bowen
Sac Bunt: A. Rondon
Hit by Pitch: E. Vázquez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vázquez-Rondon-Mitchell)
OF assists: 1 (Cox(González at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Arcia 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276 7 29
T. Johnson LF 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .279 9 29
J. Navarro DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .278 7 63
R. González RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .304 17 60
A. O'Mullan 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .189 9 29
D. Bradley 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .313 11 35
J. Cortez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .320 3 21
   b-B. Valera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 0 15
   c-D. Fisher C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 1 13
L. Guillorme SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 0 15
   a-D. Jackson PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 5 18
J. Sala CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .251 7 36
Totals 39 1 9 1 3 6 24      
a - D. Jackson pinch hit for L. Guillorme in the 7th
b - B. Valera pinch hit for J. Cortez in the 10th
c - D. Fisher substituted for B. Valera in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bradley (15, 5th Inning off K. Murray, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. González (18, 6th Inning off K. Murray, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Sala (17, 10th Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Johnson , R. González 3 , A. O'Mullan , D. Bradley 4 , L. Guillorme , J. Sala 2
2-out RBI: J. Sala
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Arcia 2 , D. Bradley , J. Sala
GIDP: J. Navarro
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Arcia (26)
CS: R. González (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arcia-Guillorme-Bradley)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Murray 5.2 6 0 0 1 5 0 75 4.70   
J. Pacheco 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 6.63   
J. Montgomery W (2-3), BS (6) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23 3.29   
B. Young SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21 7.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Murray 61
Batters Faced: K. Murray 22, J. Pacheco 11, J. Montgomery 4, B. Young 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Murray 6-4, J. Pacheco 5-4, J. Montgomery 0-3, B. Young 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Murray 75-45, J. Pacheco 34-20, J. Montgomery 23-14, B. Young 21-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pacheco 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dwight 8.1 5 0 0 2 7 0 113 2.68   
C. Rice 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14 2.55   
J. Quijada 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 3.99   
H. Owens L (2-4) 1.0 1 2 1 1 1 0 16 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dwight 78
Batters Faced: J. Dwight 32, C. Rice 5, J. Quijada 3, H. Owens 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dwight 10-7, C. Rice 1-2, J. Quijada 0-0, H. Owens 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dwight 113-72, C. Rice 14-8, J. Quijada 14-9, H. Owens 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rice 2-0 , J. Quijada 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Dwight
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Dwight
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 39986
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