MLB

Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays

· Major League Baseball
Detroit Tigers
23-38, 9-24 Away
Final
10 - 9
Tampa Bay Rays
36-21, 21-7 Home

Tigers hit 5 home runs and hold off Rays 10-9 to halt skid behind Dingler, Carpenter and Greene

Tigers go back-to-back-to-back in 3rd inning

Dingler had four hits and drove in four runs. Kerry Carpenter also went deep and finished with three hits and two RBI. Greene was 3 for 4 with a walk and three RBI.

That trio combined to hit three consecutive homers in the third inning. The previous time Detroit launched three straight home runs was Aug. 8, 2020, when Miguel Cabrera, C.J. Cron and Jeimer Candelario connected at Pittsburgh.

Hao-Yu Lee also homered for the Tigers (23-38), who avoided falling 17 games under .500. The most games under .500 for a team rebounding to make the playoffs was 16 by the 1914 Boston Braves, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Detroit opened a 6-0 cushion in the third but Ryan Vilade’s three-run homer shaved it to 8-5 in the sixth. Carpenter’s two-run double with two outs in the eighth provided critical insurance when the Rays batted around in the bottom half and scored four times to make it 10-9.

Tyler Holton (1-4) won in relief and Will Vest got five outs for his first save this season.

Yandy Díaz had three hits and Junior Caminero also homered for the Rays, who entered the day with the best home record in the majors.

Greene got the Tigers on the board with a two-run double off Griffin Jax (1-4) in the first.

Dingler homered to center field against Trevor Martin leading off the fifth to extend Detroit's lead to 7-2.

In the fourth, Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson exited under his own power after a headfirst slide into second base. He appeared to injure his face when his helmet was jarred loose. Vilade entered as a pinch runner.

Tampa Bay shortstop Taylor Walls was removed in the second with left hamstring tightness.

Up next Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (0-7, 5.81 ERA) faces Rays LHP Steven Matz (4-2, 4.67) on Tuesday.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Mesa Jr. struck out swinging.
9th Inning Vilade struck out swinging.
9th Inning Caminero grounded out to second.
9th Inning Short at shortstop.
9th Inning McGonigle at third base.
9th Inning Lee fouled out to first.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
8 Ground Balls 13
8 Strikeouts 8
10 Runs Batted In 9
1 Sacrifice Hit 0
14 Hits 8
1 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 8
0 Catcher Interference 0
10 Runs 9
0 Ground Into Double Play 2
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
39 At Bats 34
5 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
18 Runners Left On Base 18
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
3 Doubles 2
24 Fly Balls 13
1 Caught Stealing 0
156 Pitches 186
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 3
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
32 Total Bases 16
44 Plate Appearances 42
810.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
8 Extra Base Hits 4
11.8 Runs Created 5.9
.359 Batting Average .235
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.821 Slugging Percentage .471
.538 Secondary Average .471
.419 On Base Percentage .381
1.239 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .852
0.3 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.0
11.8 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 5.7
76.0 Batter Rating 54.0
7.8 At Bats Per Home Run 17.0
0.50 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.55 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.43
.462 Isolated Power .235
0.38 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.00
.068 Walks Per Plate Appearance .190
.179 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .235
20.0 Runs Produced 18.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.9 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
118.0 MLB Rating 94.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Tropicana Field

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 13,695 | Capacity:

2026 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 29 W1 0.56060606 37
Chicago 2 30 W1 0.53125 34
Minnesota 7 36 L1 0.45454547 30
Detroit 10.5 39 L1 0.4 26
Kansas City 10.5 39 W1 0.4 26

2026 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Tampa Bay - 24 L1 0.60655737 37
New York 1 26 L1 0.5873016 37
Baltimore 8 34 L1 0.47692308 31
Toronto 8 34 W1 0.47692308 31
Boston 10.5 35 W1 0.43548387 27
Full Standings