Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers Match Player Stats On Jun 16, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 16, 2017

DETROIT -- Nick Castellanos drove in four runs with a double and a triple and Justin Upton drove in three with two hits Friday night to spark the Detroit Tigers to two five-run innings en route to a 13-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Daniel Norris (4-4) allowed two runs and six hits through six innings but was taken out after giving up a triple to right center by Mallex Smith and an RBI single to Daniel Robertson to begin the seventh.

Warwick Saupold came in to get a double-play grounder and also worked the eighth. Daniel Stumpf pitched the ninth and gave up a run on a sacrifice fly to center by Robertson. Norris struck out eight and walked one.

The Tigers exploded for five runs in the fourth inning to take a 6-2 lead against Erasmo Ramirez (3-2) and added five in the fifth for a 11-2 margin. Ramirez gave up nine hits in 4 2/3 innings with two walks (one intentional) and two strikeouts.

Alex Avila led off the fourth with his 10th home run of the season, an opposite-field shot to left, Miguel Cabrera walked and J.D. Martinez singled to right. Upton lined an RBI double to center and Castellanos lined a two-run double to left. James McCann added a sacrifice fly.

Upton got the fifth inning going with a two-run single to left. Austin Pruitt relieved and two runs scored on a two-out throwing error on a ground ball to short by McCann. Jose Iglesias grounded an RBI single to drive in the last of three unearned runs in the inning.

Castellanos hit his two-run triple with two outs in the sixth to make it 13-2.

Ian Kinsler began the game for Detroit with his fifth home run. It was his third game-opening home run this year and 43rd all time, good for sixth place on that list.

The Rays tied the score 1-1 in the third when Peter Bourjos tripled to right and scored on a fielder's-choice grounder to third by Steven Souza Jr. Castellanos threw wildly to the plate on the play.

Logan Morrison walked to start the fourth and scored on singles by Smith and Robertson against Norris, giving Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead.

NOTES: SS Tim Beckham returned to Tampa Bay's starting lineup after missing most of three games with a sore right knee. He entered as a pinch-hitter Thursday night in the eighth inning. ... Detroit placed DH Victor Martinez on the 10-day disabled list with an irregular heartbeat, bringing up C/1B John Hicks for the third time this season. ... The Rays' top draft choice, 1B/LHP Brendan McKay of Louisville, was named the recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy as the nation's top collegiate player. ... Miguel Cabrera served as Detroit DH in the absence of Victor Martinez, but manager Brad Ausmus indicated he'll use C/1B Alex Avila and RF J.D. Martinez in that role, too.