Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - May 23, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for May 23, 2011

Final

Series: Game 1 of 2

Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 5/23)

Game 1: Monday, May 23
Tampa Bay	3	Final
Detroit	6	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 24
Tampa Bay	6	Final
Detroit	7	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, May 25
Tampa Bay		Postponed
Detroit		Postponed
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Rays 3

(26-22, 15-9 away)

Tigers 6

(24-23, 12-8 home)

Alerts

7:05 PM ET, May 23, 2011

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	0
DET	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	-	6	7	1

W: C. Furbush (1-0)

L: J. Hellickson (5-3)

Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B Upton CF	3	1	0	0	2	3	27	.247	.328	.438
J Damon DH	5	0	2	0	0	0	16	.269	.308	.434
E Longoria 3B	2	0	0	1	1	0	15	.221	.337	.403
B Zobrist RF-2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	14	.260	.347	.503
S Rodriguez 2B-SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	13	.209	.320	.419
F Lopez 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	8	.213	.253	.333
C Kotchman 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.349	.415	.443
K Shoppach C	2	0	0	0	0	1	13	.167	.247	.250
a-J Jaso PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	.211	.283	.356
E Johnson SS	2	0	1	0	0	0	10	.258	.306	.409
M Joyce RF	2	1	1	0	0	0	5	.357	.423	.615
S Fuld LF	3	0	1	2	0	0	14	.229	.279	.347
Totals	30	3	6	3	5	5	145
a-walked for K Shoppach in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Damon (6, C Furbush) RBI: E Longoria (9), S Fuld 2 (18) S: S Fuld SF: E Longoria 2-out RBI: S Fuld 2 Rays RISP: 2-8 (B Zobrist 0-1, E Longoria 0-1, S Rodriguez 0-1, K Shoppach 0-1, J Damon 1-2, S Fuld 1-1, F Lopez 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: B Upton (8, 2nd base off P Coke/A Avila) CS: E Johnson (3, 3rd base by C Furbush/A Avila)
FIELDING DP: 2 (B Upton-F Lopez, S Rodriguez-B Zobrist-C Kotchman). Outfield Assist: B Upton (A Avila at 1st base).

Tampa Bay Rays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Hellickson (L, 5-3)	6.1	4	2	2	4	4	1	100-60	3.14
J Howell	1.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	20-13	7.71
J Cruz	0.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	16-8	3.63
C Ramos	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-3	3.77
Totals	8.0	7	6	6	7	6	1	140-84
PITCHING J Cruz pitched to 4 batters in the 8th WP: J Cruz IBB: V Martinez (By J Hellickson); A Dirks (By J Cruz) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Hellickson 16/25; J Howell 2/5; J Cruz 3/4; C Ramos 0/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Hellickson 12-9-23-16; J Howell 5-3-2-3; J Cruz 1-2-3-2; C Ramos 1-2-0-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Hellickson 2-11; J Howell 3-0; J Cruz 0-0; C Ramos 0-0 Game Scores: J Hellickson 57

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	8	.226	.280	.344
S Sizemore 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	13	.211	.318	.228
B Boesch RF	4	1	1	0	0	2	17	.266	.329	.396
C Wells RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.315	.367
M Cabrera 1B	3	1	1	1	1	1	14	.313	.436	.546
V Martinez DH	3	1	1	2	1	0	15	.303	.368	.496
A Dirks LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	22	.278	.350	.500
J Peralta SS	3	0	1	2	1	2	21	.295	.355	.503
A Avila C	2	0	0	0	2	1	17	.286	.354	.516
B Inge 3B	2	1	0	0	1	0	13	.208	.270	.292
Totals	27	6	7	6	7	6	140
BATTING 2B: B Boesch (11, J Hellickson); V Martinez (11, J Cruz) HR: A Dirks (1, 5th inning off J Hellickson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Dirks (2), M Cabrera (31), V Martinez 2 (25), J Peralta 2 (26) S: A Jackson 2-out RBI: M Cabrera, V Martinez 2, J Peralta 2 GIDP: A Avila Tigers RISP: 4-7 (A Avila 0-1, S Sizemore 1-2, M Cabrera 1-1, V Martinez 1-1, B Boesch 0-1, J Peralta 1-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING CS: M Cabrera (1, 3rd base by J Hellickson)
FIELDING E: M Cabrera (4, dropped foul ball)

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
P Coke	3.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	47-29	3.81
C Furbush (W, 1-0)	3.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	53-35	0.00
J Benoit (H, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-10	7.02
J Valverde	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	27-13	3.43
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	5	5	0	145-87
PITCHING WP: J Valverde HBP: K Shoppach (By C Furbush) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Coke 6/13; C Furbush 11/14; J Benoit 1/4; J Valverde 4/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Coke 6-1-11-11; C Furbush 11-7-8-9; J Benoit 2-3-3-2; J Valverde 2-1-6-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Coke 4-5; C Furbush 3-4; J Benoit 0-2; J Valverde 1-2 Game Scores: P Coke 52

Scoring Summary

			TB	DET
	4th	E Longoria hit sacrifice fly to left, B Upton scored.	1	0
	5th	A Dirks homered to right (395 feet).	1	1
	6th	M Cabrera singled to right, B Boesch scored, M Cabrera to second advancing on throw.	1	2
	8th	V Martinez doubled to right, B Inge and S Sizemore scored, M Cabrera to third.	1	4
	8th	J Peralta singled to center, M Cabrera and V Martinez scored, A Dirks to second.	1	6
	9th	S Fuld singled to right, J Jaso and M Joyce scored.	3	6
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Game Notes

THE START OF THE GAME WAS DELAYED 27 MINUTES DUE TO RAIN.
RAYS SHORTSTOP ELLIOT JOHNSON LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH A SORE LEFT KNEE.
TIGERS PITCHER PHIL COKE LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING WITH A RIGHT ANKLE INJURY.

Game Information

Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	21,550 (52.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:21
Weather	70 degrees, cloudy
Wind	16 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - Gerry Davis, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Todd Tichenor