ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Desperate for some offense, the Tampa Bay Rays got it from a catcher hitting .214 and batting ninth.
Curt Casali homered twice, Nathan Karns took a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning and the Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Monday night.
"Anything I can do to help," said Casali, who added a single to the first multi-homer game of his career. "We're struggling. Tonight was a really good night, and we've just got to keep building on this type of night because they haven't happened as frequently as we want."
Casali's first homer came on the first pitch of the third inning by Anibal Sanchez, who lost for the first time in nine starts since June 3. Casali added a towering two-run homer off the B-ring catwalk, his fifth of the season, off Bruce Rondon in the eighth.
It is believed to be the first home run hit off the B-ring catwalk since Frank Thomas hit one for the Chicago White Sox on April 4, 1998, in the fifth game ever played at Tropicana Field.
"We do need offense right now. That's no secret," said manager Kevin Cash. "What (Casali) provided today was a huge lift. We needed a little bit of an offensive outburst and I think we had 12 hits. It was good to see from top to bottom."
The Rays had gone 13 straight games without scoring more than four runs, tied for the longest such streak in the majors this season.
Detroit lost for the seventh time in 10 games.
Consecutive doubles by Steven Souza Jr. and Kevin Kiermaier made it 2-0 in the fourth, and Logan Forsythe had a two-out RBI single off Sanchez (10-8) in the fifth.
Karns (6-5) gave up three hits and no walks in six-plus innings, winning six days after a 1-0 victory at Philadelphia in which he hit a home run.
Yoenis Cespedes led off the seventh with his 16th home run, Detroit's second hit of the game, to pull the Tigers to 3-1. Victor Martinez followed with a single to chase Karns.
Cespedes drove in Detroit's second run with a two-out single in the eighth, ending Jake McGee's streak of 21 straight scoreless relief appearances.
Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth for his 25th save.
"We didn't do a whole lot offensively, but we came within one late in the eighth," said Detroit manager Brad Ausmus. "Unfortunately the two-run homer kind put the nail in the coffin."
Sanchez gave up three runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander had won seven straight decisions.
Kiermaier left the game in the sixth inning with an abrasion of his left eye.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: Manager Brad Ausmus is optimistic that 1B Miguel Cabrera's recovery from a left calf strain "will be on the short side" of the six-to-eight week estimates. ... LHP Kyle Lobstein (shoulder) threw batting practice and is close to starting a rehab assignment.
Rays: SS Asdrubal Cabrera (strained right hamstring) was activated after the game, and INF Jake Elmore was optioned to Triple-A Durham ... LHP Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) is scheduled for a second rehab start Friday night and said he believes he is on "the back side" of his recovery.
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Casali has four home runs in the last five games in which he has batted. Rays catchers (Rene Rivera also has five) have hit 10 homers this season compared to five last season (all by Ryan Hanigan).
UP NEXT
LHP David Price (9-3, 2.31), who won 82 games in six seasons and the 2012 Cy Young Award for the Rays before being traded to Detroit last July, will face his former team for the second time Tuesday night. RHP Jake Odorizzi (5-6, 2.85) will pitch for Tampa Bay.
Curt Casali homered twice, Nathan Karns took a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning and the Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Monday night.
"Anything I can do to help," said Casali, who added a single to the first multi-homer game of his career. "We're struggling. Tonight was a really good night, and we've just got to keep building on this type of night because they haven't happened as frequently as we want."
Casali's first homer came on the first pitch of the third inning by Anibal Sanchez, who lost for the first time in nine starts since June 3. Casali added a towering two-run homer off the B-ring catwalk, his fifth of the season, off Bruce Rondon in the eighth.
It is believed to be the first home run hit off the B-ring catwalk since Frank Thomas hit one for the Chicago White Sox on April 4, 1998, in the fifth game ever played at Tropicana Field.
"We do need offense right now. That's no secret," said manager Kevin Cash. "What (Casali) provided today was a huge lift. We needed a little bit of an offensive outburst and I think we had 12 hits. It was good to see from top to bottom."
The Rays had gone 13 straight games without scoring more than four runs, tied for the longest such streak in the majors this season.
Detroit lost for the seventh time in 10 games.
Consecutive doubles by Steven Souza Jr. and Kevin Kiermaier made it 2-0 in the fourth, and Logan Forsythe had a two-out RBI single off Sanchez (10-8) in the fifth.
Karns (6-5) gave up three hits and no walks in six-plus innings, winning six days after a 1-0 victory at Philadelphia in which he hit a home run.
Yoenis Cespedes led off the seventh with his 16th home run, Detroit's second hit of the game, to pull the Tigers to 3-1. Victor Martinez followed with a single to chase Karns.
Cespedes drove in Detroit's second run with a two-out single in the eighth, ending Jake McGee's streak of 21 straight scoreless relief appearances.
Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth for his 25th save.
"We didn't do a whole lot offensively, but we came within one late in the eighth," said Detroit manager Brad Ausmus. "Unfortunately the two-run homer kind put the nail in the coffin."
Sanchez gave up three runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander had won seven straight decisions.
Kiermaier left the game in the sixth inning with an abrasion of his left eye.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: Manager Brad Ausmus is optimistic that 1B Miguel Cabrera's recovery from a left calf strain "will be on the short side" of the six-to-eight week estimates. ... LHP Kyle Lobstein (shoulder) threw batting practice and is close to starting a rehab assignment.
Rays: SS Asdrubal Cabrera (strained right hamstring) was activated after the game, and INF Jake Elmore was optioned to Triple-A Durham ... LHP Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) is scheduled for a second rehab start Friday night and said he believes he is on "the back side" of his recovery.
CATCH THIS
Casali has four home runs in the last five games in which he has batted. Rays catchers (Rene Rivera also has five) have hit 10 homers this season compared to five last season (all by Ryan Hanigan).
UP NEXT
LHP David Price (9-3, 2.31), who won 82 games in six seasons and the 2012 Cy Young Award for the Rays before being traded to Detroit last July, will face his former team for the second time Tuesday night. RHP Jake Odorizzi (5-6, 2.85) will pitch for Tampa Bay.
7:10PM,EDT,July 27,2015
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Kinsler flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Jaso walked. | 0 | 0 |
| DeJesus grounded out to first, Jaso to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Jaso caught stealing home, catcher to second to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Avila grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Forsythe singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Iglesias grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gose lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Casali homered to left (393 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Jaso grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Longoria hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 0 | 1 |
| Loney struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Kinsler grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Céspedes grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| V. Martínez singled to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. Martinez fouled out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Forsythe struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. doubled to deep center. | 0 | 1 |
| Kiermaier doubled to center, Souza Jr. scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Casali struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Castellanos flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Jaso flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| DeJesus reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Longoria popped out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Loney singled to left, DeJesus to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Forsythe singled to left, DeJesus scored, Loney to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Romine grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Gose grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| Kinsler fouled out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Alburquerque relieved Sánchez. | 0 | 3 |
| Beckham doubled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Casali singled to shallow left, Beckham to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Krol relieved Alburquerque. | 0 | 3 |
| Butler hit for Jaso. | 0 | 3 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Guyer hit for DeJesus. | 0 | 3 |
| Guyer flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Guyer in center field. | 0 | 3 |
| Elmore in left field. | 0 | 3 |
| Céspedes homered to left (419 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| V. Martínez singled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Jepsen relieved Karns. | 1 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, V. Martínez out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Avila walked, J.D. Martinez to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Iglesias flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Wilson relieved Krol. | 1 | 3 |
| Longoria singled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Loney flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Forsythe grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Longoria out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| McGee relieved Jepsen. | 1 | 3 |
| Davis hit for Romine. | 1 | 3 |
| Davis grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Marte hit for Gose. | 1 | 3 |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Kinsler singled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Kinsler to second on wild pitch by McGee. | 1 | 3 |
| Céspedes singled to left, Kinsler scored. | 2 | 3 |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Rondon pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Davis in center field. | 2 | 3 |
| Marte at first base. | 2 | 3 |
| Rondón relieved Wilson. | 2 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Elmore sacrificed to pitcher, Souza Jr. to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Casali homered to left, Souza Jr. scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Boxberger pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Boxberger relieved McGee. | 2 | 5 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| Avila walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kinsler 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .283 | .343 | .403 |
| Céspedes LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .287 | .319 | .492 |
| V. Martínez DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .263 | .332 | .389 |
| J.D. Martinez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .283 | .342 | .544 |
| Castellanos 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .242 | .291 | .395 |
| Avila C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .188 | .336 | .277 |
| Iglesias SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .315 | .362 | .397 |
| Romine 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .286 | .333 | .385 |
a-Davis PH-CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .254 | .311 | .397 |
| Gose CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .272 | .319 | .377 |
b-Marte PH-1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .200 | .333 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 137 | |||
| a-grounded to third for A Romine in the 8th b-struck out swinging for A Gose in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Céspedes (16, 7th inning off Karns 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Céspedes 2 (57) 2-out RBI: Céspedes Tigers RISP: 1-2 (Céspedes 1-1, Iglesias 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Kinsler-Iglesias-Romine). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| CF KIERMAIER (EYE ABRASION) LEFT GAME TOP 7TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 13,348 (43% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:06 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Hickox, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Ryan Blakney, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
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