Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Dillon Dingler | Dillon Dingler singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Gleyber Torres scores. | DET 1, TB 0 |
| B1 | Yandy Díaz | Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Matt Vierling. Junior Caminero scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. | DET 1, TB 1 |
| T2 | Jake Rogers | Jake Rogers homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. | DET 2, TB 1 |
| B2 | Cedric Mullins | Cedric Mullins homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. | DET 2, TB 2 |
| T3 | Spencer Torkelson | Spencer Torkelson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Kevin McGonigle scores. | DET 3, TB 2 |
| T4 | Dillon Dingler | Dillon Dingler homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. Matt Vierling scores. Gleyber Torres scores. | DET 6, TB 2 |
| T9 | Kerry Carpenter | Kerry Carpenter out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Gleyber Torres scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. | DET 7, TB 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Troy Melton started for Tigers, leaving with a 6–2 lead.
-
Troy Melton
Starter
8.0
94
2
5
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Troy Melton threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 62% 3.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 37 39% 2 5 9 11 10 Slider 20 21% 3 5 3 4 5 Cutter 19 20% 1 7 4 4 3 Sinker 7 7% 1 2 0 3 1 Curveball 6 6% 0 1 2 3 0 Splitter 5 5% 0 0 0 2 3 - Drew Anderson Middle 1.0 12 0 1
Nick Martinez started for Rays, leaving trailing 2–6. Out of the bullpen, Mason Englert took the roughest line.
-
Nick Martinez
Starter
4.0
58
6
1
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Nick Martinez threw
CSW 17% 1st-pitch strike 59% 2.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 19 33% 0 5 4 5 5 Changeup 17 29% 2 1 2 5 7 Cutter 16 28% 0 2 3 5 6 Four-Seam Fastball 4 7% 0 0 1 1 2 Curveball 2 3% 0 0 0 2 0 - Mason Englert Middle 5.0 82 1 3
Where the game turned
- Torkelson SF (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres 2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .396 | .368 | .764 | 2B |
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .390 | .412 | .802 | 2B |
| Dillon Dingler DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .323 | .507 | .830 | HR (14) |
| Kerry Carpenter RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .310 | .487 | .797 | |
| Riley Greene LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .311 | .403 | .461 | .864 | |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .317 | .398 | .715 | |
| Zack Short SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .333 | .241 | .574 | |
| Matt Vierling CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .283 | .369 | .652 | |
| Jake Rogers C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .242 | .296 | .538 | HR (1) |
| Colt Keith 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .311 | .327 | .638 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Simpson LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .311 | .330 | .641 | |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .377 | .502 | .879 | |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .275 | .381 | .474 | .855 | |
| Yandy Díaz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .393 | .523 | .916 | |
| Richie Palacios 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .364 | .325 | .689 | |
| Ben Williamson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .345 | .331 | .676 | |
| Cedric Mullins CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .268 | .288 | .556 | HR (4) |
| Nick Fortes C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .286 | .324 | .610 | |
| Victor Mesa Jr. RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .160 | .250 | .280 | .530 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Melton | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 94 | 1.74 | W |
| Drew Anderson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.92 |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Martinez | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 2.29 | L |
| Mason Englert | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 4.71 |
Manager comparison
Recent form
Season series: 3-0 with DET listed first across 3 prior meetings.
Keep reading
How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.