A quiet duel belonged to the Tampa Bay Rays, who shut out the Detroit Tigers behind Freddy Peralta and a scoreless finish from the bullpen.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peralta set the tone with a sharp start, allowing no runs and keeping Detroit’s offense in check. Kevin Kelly and Tyler Wells continued that control after his departure.
The Rays broke through in the second on Jonny DeLuca’s double, which brought Chandler Simpson home. Cedric Mullins then singled to score DeLuca and extend the lead. In the sixth, Liam Hicks’ sacrifice fly brought Jonathan Aranda across the plate.
Troy Melton took the loss for Detroit after allowing the Rays’ full offensive output during his start. The Tigers could not generate a scoring play against Tampa Bay’s pitching.
Tampa Bay extended its winning streak while Detroit’s quiet night at the plate became the defining image of the game.
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Detroit Tigers, 3-0.
- Liam Hicks went 1-for-3 with 1 RBI (batting .286 on the season).
- Brett Callahan went 1-for-4 (batting .261 on the season).
- Cedric Mullins went 1-for-3 with 1 RBI (batting .205 on the season).
- Troy Melton allowed 3 runs on 7 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (7-3) (1.86 ERA).
- Freddy Peralta allowed 0 runs on 2 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (5-9) (5.11 ERA).
- Tyler Wells allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (4) (2.66 ERA).
Detroit Tigers fell to 62-71; Tampa Bay Rays improved to 79-54.