Game Report - June 2, 2026 - Tigers 8, Rays 0
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Steve Bielawski
Jun 4, 2026, 10:51:00 PM (7 days ago) Jun 4
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> Detroit Tigers 8, Tampa Bay Rays 0 - final
Gleyber Torres is back with the Tigers, and he contributed right away. Meanwhile, the Tigers got a good performance from Jack Flaherty and the bullpen, as they shut out the Rays, 8-0, on Tuesday.
Gleyber Torres led off the top of the first with a home run. Matt Vierling followed with a triple, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Dillon Dingler.
In the top of the second, Spencer Torkelson doubled, Wenceel Perez homered to drive in Mr. Torkelson, Zack Short doubled, and Matt Vierling doubled to drive in Mr. Short. The Tigers had a 5-0 lead.
In the top of the sixth, Spencer Torkelson walked, Wenceel Perez singled, Zach McKinstry walked to load the bases, Zack Short hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Torkelson, Gleyber Torres received an intentional walk to reload the bases, and Matt Vierling hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Perez.
Riley Greene led off the top of the seventh with a home run.
The Tigers completed the sweep of the Rays on Wednesday afternoon. The team with the best record in the A.L. East was swept by a team which was underperforming due to injuries.
The Tigers have the day off today, then they open a weekend series at home against the Mariners.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> G. Torres 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .258 .389 .350
Homered to centre in the first.
Received an intentional walk in the sixth.
> M. Vierling CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .218 .284 .372
Tripled to left in the first and scored.
Doubled to left in the second
to drive in Mr. Short.
Hit a sacrifice fly to left in the sixth.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .317 .492
Hit a sacrifice fly to centre in the first
to drive in Mr. Vierling.
> R. Greene LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .308 .399 .460
Homered to right in the seventh.
Walked in the ninth.
> J. Jones DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .145 .226 .250
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .217 .322 .404
Doubled to left in the second and scored.
Singled to left in the third.
Walked in the sixth and scored.
> W. Perez RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .170 .228 .320
Homered to left in the second and scored.
Singled to left in the sixth and scored.
> Z. McKinstry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 .246 .211
Walked in the sixth.
> Z. Short SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .179 .342 .250
Doubled to centre in the second and scored.
Singled to left in the fourth.
Hit a sacrifice fly to centre in the sixth
to drive in Mr. Torkelson.
> team 34 8 10 8 3 4 6
Eight runs will win far more often than not.
> 2B: Short (2, Matz); Vierling (10, Matz); Torkelson (14, Matz)
> 3B: Vierling (1, Matz)
> HR: Torres (3, 1st inning off Matz 0 on, 0 Out);
> Pérez (6, 2nd inning off Matz 1 on, 0 Out);
> Greene (6, 7th inning off Seymour 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Torres (12), Short (2), Pérez 2 (13), Vierling 2 (23), Greene (29), Dingler (39)
> 2-Out RBI: Vierling.
> SF: Short; Vierling; Dingler
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 2-5 (Torres 0-1, Pérez 1-1, Vierling 1-1, Dingler 0-2)
> DP: 1 (Torres-Short-Torkelson)
> Tampa Bay Rays AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Simpson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .317 .336
Contained.
> J. Caminero 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 .379 .507
> J. Aranda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .379 .478
Collared.
> Y. Diaz DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314 .396 .529
Curtailed.
> O. Dunn SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .167 .091
> R. Palacios 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257 .375 .336
> R. Vilade RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277 .347 .458
> V. Mesa Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .280 .318
Corralled.
> H. Feduccia C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 .350 .333
Caught.
> B. Williamson SS-P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 .353 .339
Crushed.
Six Rays were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> team 31 0 5 0 0 2 10
It's extremely difficult to win when you score zero runs.
> 2B: Vilade (4, Flaherty); Palacios (4, Flaherty)
> GIDP: Palacios
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 0-7 (Aranda 0-1, Vilade 0-1, Feduccia 0-1,
> Simpson 0-1, Caminero 0-1, Mesa Jr. 0-2)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (24-38, 10-24 road) 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 8 10 0
> Tampa Bay Rays (36-22, 21-8 home) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
A big win for the Tigers.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty (W, 1-7) 5.0 5 0 0 2 6 0 94-56 5.31
He didn't pitch long enough to get a quality start,
but he got the win.
It was a very good start for him.
> E. De Jesus (S, 1) 4.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 35-27 4.97
Impressive bit of relief work.
> team 9.0 5 0 0 2 10 0 129-83
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 11/22;
> De Jesús 8/11
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-19-8-15-14;
> De Jesús-4-8-8-6
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 4-5;
> De Jesús 3-4
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 61
> Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> S. Matz (L, 4-3) 1.2 6 5 5 0 2 2 53-35 5.48
Not a good start for him.
> C. Legumina 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19-13 3.51
> C. Booser 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27-17 0.00
Did their job.
> I. Seymour 2.0 2 3 3 3 1 1 40-25 5.23
Another pitcher who didn't have it.
> B. Baker 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13-10 2.13
Did his job.
> B. Williamson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11-5 4.50
The shortstop took a turn on the mound.
> team 9.0 10 8 8 4 6 3 163-105
> IBB: Torres (by Seymour).
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Matz 6/11; Baker 3/3; Booser 5/7;
> Legumina 3/5; Williamson 2/4; Seymour 9/11
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Matz-10-4-12-9; Baker-4-0-3-3; Booser-3-4-4-5;
> Legumina-3-3-4-3; Williamson-2-0-0-3; Seymour-9-5-4-7
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Matz 2-1; Baker 1-2; Booser 0-5;
> Legumina 0-2; Williamson 2-1; Seymour 0-5
> Game Scores: S Matz 25
> Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
> Attendance: 14,010
> Time of Game: 2:29
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Torres, Pérez and Greene go deep to back Flaherty as Tigers beat Rays 8-0
ByAP
Updated: Jun 2, 2026, 10:01 pm
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- — Gleyber Torres hit a leadoff homer, Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene also went deep and the Detroit Tigers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 8-0 on Tuesday night.
Jack Flaherty (1-7) struck out six in five-plus innings for his first win since last September. Matt Vierling tripled, doubled and drove in two runs.
The Tigers, who hit five homers Monday to open the three-game set with a 10-9 victory, had lost eight consecutive series — their longest such streak since dropping nine straight in 2019. Detroit has won back-to-back games for the first time since May 2 and 3.
Detroit also won its first road series since taking two of three games at San Diego to begin the season. The team had gone nine road series in a row without winning one (0-8-1).
Spencer Torkleson hit a leadoff double in the second and Pérez followed with a 404-foot shot over the left-field wall to make it 4-0. Greene's leadoff homer in the seventh made it 8-0.
Flaherty gave up five hits and walked two after losing his previous five starts and six of the past seven. He was 0-9 in 14 regular-season outings since throwing five shutout innings to win for Detroit at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 10, 2025.
Enmanuel De Jesus struck out four in four perfect innings for his first major league save. The left-hander faced 11 batters and got 12 outs, including a double play after replacing Flaherty in the sixth.
Steven Matz (4-3) allowed five runs and six hits in 1 2/3 innings for Tampa Bay. The 35-year-old lefty became the fifth pitcher age 35 or older to appear for the Rays this season, tying the club record (2009).
Richie Palacios went 2 for 4 with a double and Ryan Vilade also doubled for Tampa Bay.
Up next
Tigers RHP Troy Melton (1-0, 1.42 ERA) starts Wednesday against RHP Nick Martinez (5-1, 1.62) in the series finale.
Gleyber Torres is back with the Tigers, and he contributed right away. Meanwhile, the Tigers got a good performance from Jack Flaherty and the bullpen, as they shut out the Rays, 8-0, on Tuesday.
Gleyber Torres led off the top of the first with a home run. Matt Vierling followed with a triple, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Dillon Dingler.
In the top of the second, Spencer Torkelson doubled, Wenceel Perez homered to drive in Mr. Torkelson, Zack Short doubled, and Matt Vierling doubled to drive in Mr. Short. The Tigers had a 5-0 lead.
In the top of the sixth, Spencer Torkelson walked, Wenceel Perez singled, Zach McKinstry walked to load the bases, Zack Short hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Torkelson, Gleyber Torres received an intentional walk to reload the bases, and Matt Vierling hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Perez.
Riley Greene led off the top of the seventh with a home run.
The Tigers completed the sweep of the Rays on Wednesday afternoon. The team with the best record in the A.L. East was swept by a team which was underperforming due to injuries.
The Tigers have the day off today, then they open a weekend series at home against the Mariners.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> G. Torres 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .258 .389 .350
Homered to centre in the first.
Received an intentional walk in the sixth.
> M. Vierling CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .218 .284 .372
Tripled to left in the first and scored.
Doubled to left in the second
to drive in Mr. Short.
Hit a sacrifice fly to left in the sixth.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .317 .492
Hit a sacrifice fly to centre in the first
to drive in Mr. Vierling.
> R. Greene LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .308 .399 .460
Homered to right in the seventh.
Walked in the ninth.
> J. Jones DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .145 .226 .250
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .217 .322 .404
Doubled to left in the second and scored.
Singled to left in the third.
Walked in the sixth and scored.
> W. Perez RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .170 .228 .320
Homered to left in the second and scored.
Singled to left in the sixth and scored.
> Z. McKinstry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 .246 .211
Walked in the sixth.
> Z. Short SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .179 .342 .250
Doubled to centre in the second and scored.
Singled to left in the fourth.
Hit a sacrifice fly to centre in the sixth
to drive in Mr. Torkelson.
> team 34 8 10 8 3 4 6
Eight runs will win far more often than not.
> 2B: Short (2, Matz); Vierling (10, Matz); Torkelson (14, Matz)
> 3B: Vierling (1, Matz)
> HR: Torres (3, 1st inning off Matz 0 on, 0 Out);
> Pérez (6, 2nd inning off Matz 1 on, 0 Out);
> Greene (6, 7th inning off Seymour 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Torres (12), Short (2), Pérez 2 (13), Vierling 2 (23), Greene (29), Dingler (39)
> 2-Out RBI: Vierling.
> SF: Short; Vierling; Dingler
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 2-5 (Torres 0-1, Pérez 1-1, Vierling 1-1, Dingler 0-2)
> DP: 1 (Torres-Short-Torkelson)
> Tampa Bay Rays AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Simpson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .317 .336
Contained.
> J. Caminero 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 .379 .507
> J. Aranda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .379 .478
Collared.
> Y. Diaz DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314 .396 .529
Curtailed.
> O. Dunn SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .167 .091
> R. Palacios 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257 .375 .336
> R. Vilade RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277 .347 .458
> V. Mesa Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .280 .318
Corralled.
> H. Feduccia C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 .350 .333
Caught.
> B. Williamson SS-P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 .353 .339
Crushed.
Six Rays were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> team 31 0 5 0 0 2 10
It's extremely difficult to win when you score zero runs.
> 2B: Vilade (4, Flaherty); Palacios (4, Flaherty)
> GIDP: Palacios
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 0-7 (Aranda 0-1, Vilade 0-1, Feduccia 0-1,
> Simpson 0-1, Caminero 0-1, Mesa Jr. 0-2)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (24-38, 10-24 road) 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 8 10 0
> Tampa Bay Rays (36-22, 21-8 home) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
A big win for the Tigers.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty (W, 1-7) 5.0 5 0 0 2 6 0 94-56 5.31
He didn't pitch long enough to get a quality start,
but he got the win.
It was a very good start for him.
> E. De Jesus (S, 1) 4.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 35-27 4.97
Impressive bit of relief work.
> team 9.0 5 0 0 2 10 0 129-83
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 11/22;
> De Jesús 8/11
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-19-8-15-14;
> De Jesús-4-8-8-6
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 4-5;
> De Jesús 3-4
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 61
> Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> S. Matz (L, 4-3) 1.2 6 5 5 0 2 2 53-35 5.48
Not a good start for him.
> C. Legumina 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19-13 3.51
> C. Booser 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27-17 0.00
Did their job.
> I. Seymour 2.0 2 3 3 3 1 1 40-25 5.23
Another pitcher who didn't have it.
> B. Baker 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13-10 2.13
Did his job.
> B. Williamson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11-5 4.50
The shortstop took a turn on the mound.
> team 9.0 10 8 8 4 6 3 163-105
> IBB: Torres (by Seymour).
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Matz 6/11; Baker 3/3; Booser 5/7;
> Legumina 3/5; Williamson 2/4; Seymour 9/11
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Matz-10-4-12-9; Baker-4-0-3-3; Booser-3-4-4-5;
> Legumina-3-3-4-3; Williamson-2-0-0-3; Seymour-9-5-4-7
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Matz 2-1; Baker 1-2; Booser 0-5;
> Legumina 0-2; Williamson 2-1; Seymour 0-5
> Game Scores: S Matz 25
> Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
> Attendance: 14,010
> Time of Game: 2:29
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Torres, Pérez and Greene go deep to back Flaherty as Tigers beat Rays 8-0
ByAP
Updated: Jun 2, 2026, 10:01 pm
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- — Gleyber Torres hit a leadoff homer, Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene also went deep and the Detroit Tigers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 8-0 on Tuesday night.
Jack Flaherty (1-7) struck out six in five-plus innings for his first win since last September. Matt Vierling tripled, doubled and drove in two runs.
The Tigers, who hit five homers Monday to open the three-game set with a 10-9 victory, had lost eight consecutive series — their longest such streak since dropping nine straight in 2019. Detroit has won back-to-back games for the first time since May 2 and 3.
Detroit also won its first road series since taking two of three games at San Diego to begin the season. The team had gone nine road series in a row without winning one (0-8-1).
Spencer Torkleson hit a leadoff double in the second and Pérez followed with a 404-foot shot over the left-field wall to make it 4-0. Greene's leadoff homer in the seventh made it 8-0.
Flaherty gave up five hits and walked two after losing his previous five starts and six of the past seven. He was 0-9 in 14 regular-season outings since throwing five shutout innings to win for Detroit at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 10, 2025.
Enmanuel De Jesus struck out four in four perfect innings for his first major league save. The left-hander faced 11 batters and got 12 outs, including a double play after replacing Flaherty in the sixth.
Steven Matz (4-3) allowed five runs and six hits in 1 2/3 innings for Tampa Bay. The 35-year-old lefty became the fifth pitcher age 35 or older to appear for the Rays this season, tying the club record (2009).
Richie Palacios went 2 for 4 with a double and Ryan Vilade also doubled for Tampa Bay.
Up next
Tigers RHP Troy Melton (1-0, 1.42 ERA) starts Wednesday against RHP Nick Martinez (5-1, 1.62) in the series finale.
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