ST.
PETERSBURG, Fla. -- In a game played erratically by both teams, there
was officially only one error Wednesday night, and it came on the final
play of the Detroit Tigers' 8-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
A throwing error by Jose Iglesias allowed two runs to score in the ninth inning. The Tigers shortstop stumbled while trying to turn what would have been a game-ending double play, and instead his error cost Detroit the victory.
"That double play gets turned nine times out of 10. Iggy hit the base awkwardly and threw off balance," said Tiger manager Brad Ausmus. "It's just one of those things you won't see happen again."
Kevin Kiermaier opened the ninth with a walk. He advanced to third on Evan Longoria's double. Francisco Rodriguez (1-1) intentionally walked Brad Miller to load the bases. One out later, the closer got Logan Morrison to ground to second base and Iglesias couldn't complete the double play, as he stumbled making the turn and collided with the sliding Miller. He was on the field for a few minutes before walking off under his own power.
"Weird ending. I really didn't see the collision. I was following the ball," said Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler. "I threw maybe to the inside of the base. It's a tough play. We were trying to turn it fast. The whole game was kind of strange."
Austin Pruitt (1-0) got his first major league win after 3 1/3 innings of relief.
Kiermaier had three hits and four runs while Longoria had three hits and three RBI.
Nick Castellanos hit two triples and the Tigers came back from an early four-run deficit to take the lead going into the ninth. Castellanos became the first Tiger to hit two triples in a game since Austin Jackson on Aug. 5, 2012 against Cleveland.
Miguel Cabrera had three hits and drove in two runs for the Tigers.
Singles by Longoria and Steven Souza Jr. drove in runs for the Rays in the first inning off Zimmermann. Longoria added a two-run single in a three-run fourth that put the Rays up 5-1.
Cabrera's two-out single in the third drove in Detroit's first run off Chris Archer, who gave up four runs on seven hits while striking out nine in five innings. Cabrera drove in another run off Archer with a double in the third, and Castellanos' second triple emptied the bases in the sixth after the Tampa Bay bullpen had issued four walks and a hit batsman.
Kiermaier, the Rays' Gold Glove center fielder, got in position to catch the three-run triple, but missed it completely.
"They went ahead right there and that was a big blow to us," Kiermaier said. "I take sole blame for putting us in that position. It would be a lot harder for me to sleep tonight if we hadn't come out with a W."
Castellanos' first triple was hit off the top of the right-field wall in the first inning, missing a home run by about a foot.
The Tigers failed to homer for the first time this season. They had homered in each of their first 13 games, setting a franchise record but falling a game short of the 2002 Cleveland Indians, whose 14-game season-opening streak was the longest in the last 100 years.
Detroit starter Jordan Zimmerman, pitching in his 200th major league game and his 199th start, gave up five runs on 10 hits in six innings, striking out four. Two of the hits off Zimmerman were popups that dropped between fielders.
"The source of the confusion was coming from the stands," Ausmus explained. "Someone in the stands was yelling I got it. We changed our signals."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: OF Justin Upton (bruised right wrist) was out of the lineup and is doubtful for Thursday's series finale. Manager Brad Ausmus said it's "realistic" Upton could play Friday.
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (strained left hamstring) threw at 60 feet on level ground.
MENDING MARTINEZ
Tigers OF J.D. Martinez (right foot sprain) is set to start on-field running Friday. Martinez has been running on a treadmill at the Tigers' complex in Lakeland, Florida. "The doctors and everybody are pretty optimistic about it," Martinez said. "I'm able to hit, able to throw. The running, we're building our way up there."
UP NEXT
Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (1-0) faces the Rays in Thursday's series finale. He is coming off six scoreless innings Friday night in a 7-6 win over Cleveland.
Rays: RHP Erasmo Ramirez (1-0) makes his first start of the season, filling in for Odorizzi. Ramirez started 27 games for the Rays in 2015, only one last season.
Detroit Tigers
A throwing error by Jose Iglesias allowed two runs to score in the ninth inning. The Tigers shortstop stumbled while trying to turn what would have been a game-ending double play, and instead his error cost Detroit the victory.
"That double play gets turned nine times out of 10. Iggy hit the base awkwardly and threw off balance," said Tiger manager Brad Ausmus. "It's just one of those things you won't see happen again."
Kevin Kiermaier opened the ninth with a walk. He advanced to third on Evan Longoria's double. Francisco Rodriguez (1-1) intentionally walked Brad Miller to load the bases. One out later, the closer got Logan Morrison to ground to second base and Iglesias couldn't complete the double play, as he stumbled making the turn and collided with the sliding Miller. He was on the field for a few minutes before walking off under his own power.
"Weird ending. I really didn't see the collision. I was following the ball," said Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler. "I threw maybe to the inside of the base. It's a tough play. We were trying to turn it fast. The whole game was kind of strange."
Austin Pruitt (1-0) got his first major league win after 3 1/3 innings of relief.
Kiermaier had three hits and four runs while Longoria had three hits and three RBI.
Nick Castellanos hit two triples and the Tigers came back from an early four-run deficit to take the lead going into the ninth. Castellanos became the first Tiger to hit two triples in a game since Austin Jackson on Aug. 5, 2012 against Cleveland.
Miguel Cabrera had three hits and drove in two runs for the Tigers.
Singles by Longoria and Steven Souza Jr. drove in runs for the Rays in the first inning off Zimmermann. Longoria added a two-run single in a three-run fourth that put the Rays up 5-1.
Cabrera's two-out single in the third drove in Detroit's first run off Chris Archer, who gave up four runs on seven hits while striking out nine in five innings. Cabrera drove in another run off Archer with a double in the third, and Castellanos' second triple emptied the bases in the sixth after the Tampa Bay bullpen had issued four walks and a hit batsman.
Kiermaier, the Rays' Gold Glove center fielder, got in position to catch the three-run triple, but missed it completely.
"They went ahead right there and that was a big blow to us," Kiermaier said. "I take sole blame for putting us in that position. It would be a lot harder for me to sleep tonight if we hadn't come out with a W."
Castellanos' first triple was hit off the top of the right-field wall in the first inning, missing a home run by about a foot.
The Tigers failed to homer for the first time this season. They had homered in each of their first 13 games, setting a franchise record but falling a game short of the 2002 Cleveland Indians, whose 14-game season-opening streak was the longest in the last 100 years.
Detroit starter Jordan Zimmerman, pitching in his 200th major league game and his 199th start, gave up five runs on 10 hits in six innings, striking out four. Two of the hits off Zimmerman were popups that dropped between fielders.
"The source of the confusion was coming from the stands," Ausmus explained. "Someone in the stands was yelling I got it. We changed our signals."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: OF Justin Upton (bruised right wrist) was out of the lineup and is doubtful for Thursday's series finale. Manager Brad Ausmus said it's "realistic" Upton could play Friday.
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (strained left hamstring) threw at 60 feet on level ground.
MENDING MARTINEZ
Tigers OF J.D. Martinez (right foot sprain) is set to start on-field running Friday. Martinez has been running on a treadmill at the Tigers' complex in Lakeland, Florida. "The doctors and everybody are pretty optimistic about it," Martinez said. "I'm able to hit, able to throw. The running, we're building our way up there."
UP NEXT
Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (1-0) faces the Rays in Thursday's series finale. He is coming off six scoreless innings Friday night in a 7-6 win over Cleveland.
Rays: RHP Erasmo Ramirez (1-0) makes his first start of the season, filling in for Odorizzi. Ramirez started 27 games for the Rays in 2015, only one last season.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Kinsler flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos tripled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martínez lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Dickerson doubled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier reached on bunt single to third, Dickerson to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria reached on infield single to third, Dickerson scored, Kiermaier to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Miller grounded into fielder's choice to first, Longoria out at second, Kiermaier to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. singled to center, Kiermaier scored, Miller to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Morrison grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Souza Jr. out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Collins struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| McCann walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Norris struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Peterson singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Dickerson flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Kinsler singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Kinsler stole second. | 0 | 2 |
| Cabrera singled to right center, Kinsler scored. | 1 | 2 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Kiermaier flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Longoria walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Miller singled to center, Longoria to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Morrison popped out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Collins struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| McCann flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Romine doubled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Norris flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Peterson doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 2 |
| Beckham lined out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Dickerson singled to right, Peterson scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Kiermaier doubled to deep right, Dickerson to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Longoria singled to left, Dickerson and Kiermaier scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Miller grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Iglesias singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Kinsler walked, Iglesias to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Cabrera doubled to right, Iglesias scored, Kinsler to third. | 2 | 5 |
| V. Martínez singled to left, Kinsler and Cabrera scored. | 4 | 5 |
| Collins grounded into double play, shortstop to first, V. Martínez out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Souza Jr. popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Norris flied out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Farquhar relieved Archer. | 4 | 5 |
| McCann walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Romine hit by pitch, McCann to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Jones bunted into double play, third to shortstop to second, Romine out at second, McCann to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Díaz relieved Farquhar. | 4 | 5 |
| Iglesias walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Kinsler walked, Iglesias to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Castellanos tripled to deep right center, McCann, Iglesias and Kinsler scored. | 7 | 5 |
| Cabrera intentionally walked. | 7 | 5 |
| Pruitt relieved Díaz. | 7 | 5 |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Zimmermann pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Peterson fouled out to shortstop. | 7 | 5 |
| Beckham fouled out to first. | 7 | 5 |
| Dickerson lined out to center. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Collins flied out to left. | 7 | 5 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| A. Wilson relieved Zimmermann. | 7 | 5 |
| Kiermaier singled to center. | 7 | 5 |
| Longoria lined out to center. | 7 | 5 |
| Miller singled to left, Kiermaier to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Souza Jr. singled to center, Kiermaier scored, Miller to second. | 7 | 6 |
| Morrison flied out to center. | 7 | 6 |
| Norris grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Iglesias grounded out to third. | 7 | 6 |
| Kinsler popped out to first. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| J. Wilson relieved A. Wilson. | 7 | 6 |
| Weeks Jr. hit for Peterson. | 7 | 6 |
| Weeks Jr. struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | DET | TB |
| Robertson in left field. | 7 | 6 |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 7 | 6 |
| Cabrera singled to left. | 7 | 6 |
| V. Martínez grounded into double play, second to third to first, Cabrera out at second. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Detroit | DET | TB |
| Rodríguez relieved J. Wilson. | 7 | 6 |
| Kiermaier walked. | 7 | 6 |
| Longoria doubled to deep right, Kiermaier to third. | 7 | 6 |
| Bourjos ran for Longoria. | 7 | 6 |
| Miller intentionally walked. | 7 | 6 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Morrison grounded into fielder's choice to second, Kiermaier scored, Miller out at second, Bourjos to third, Bourjos scored on throwing error by shortstop Iglesias. | 7 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
Detroit Tigers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsler 2B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .209 | .393 | .372 |
| Castellanos 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .220 | .258 | .492 |
| Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .245 | .362 | .469 |
| V. Martínez DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .204 | .286 | .204 |
| Collins RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .289 | .308 | .368 |
| McCann C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .133 | .278 | .433 |
| Romine LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .250 | .276 | .500 |
| Jones CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .182 | .270 | .364 |
| Iglesias SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .267 | .298 | .444 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 167 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Romine (4, Archer); Cabrera (2, Archer) 3B: Castellanos 2 (3, Archer, Díaz) RBI: Cabrera 2 (9), V. Martínez 2 (6), Castellanos 3 (9) 2-out RBI: Cabrera, Castellanos 3 GIDP: Collins, Jones, V. Martínez Tigers RISP: 4-10 (Cabrera 2-3, V. Martínez 1-3, Castellanos 1-2, Jones 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Kinsler (1, 2nd base off Archer/Norris) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Iglesias (2, throw) DP: 1 (Kinsler-Iglesias-Cabrera). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR CASH EJECTED BOT 9TH (ARGUING) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 12,281 (39.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:44 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - David Rackley |
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