Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Tigers

0-3

1-5

Final

Rays

3-0

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
TB	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	X	5

Who won: Rays 5-1

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 3-0. The Rays outscored the Tigers 3-0 in the 6th inning. Randy Arozarena went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays. Jake Rogers went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Tigers.

Recap · Apr 2

Springs 6 hitless innings, Rays beat Tigers for 3-game sweep

Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs was pulled after six hitless innings, Riley Greene got Detroit's first hit with an infield single off Colin Poche in the seventh and the Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Sunday to complete an opening three-game sweep.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 3-0.
Tigers 0-3 on the road; Rays 3-0 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Tigers4th in AL Cent

Burch Smith RP
Shoulder, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Colt Keith 3B
Thumb, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Kerry Carpenter RF
Foot, Plantar Fasciitis, left
60-Day-IL
Parker Meadows CF
Arm, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Reese Olson SP
Shoulder, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Tigers4th in AL Cent

Joey Wentz SP

Probable starter · 3-13, 6.90 ERA, 98 K, 1.68 WHIP

Lineup

1Matt VierlingRF
2Riley GreeneCF
3Javier BaezSS
4Austin MeadowsLF
5Spencer Torkelson1B
6Nick Maton3B
7Miguel CabreraDH
8Jonathan Schoop2B
9Jake RogersC

Rays1st in AL East

Jeffrey Springs SP

Probable starter · 2-0, 0.56 ERA, 24 K, 0.50 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz3B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Isaac Paredes3B
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Harold RamirezDH
6Manuel MargotRF
7Jose SiriCF
8Christian BethancourtC
9Taylor Walls2B

The series

TB wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Rays 12, Tigers 2 (Apr 1)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 19,425
Officials: Nick Mahrley (Home Plate Umpire), Adam Hamari (First Base Umpire), Jerry Layne (Second Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Third Base Umpire)