Game Report - July 9, 2025 - Rays 7, Tigers 3
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Steve Bielawski
Jul 10, 2025, 3:55:08 PM7/10/25
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> Tampa Bay Rays 7, Detroit Tigers 3 - final
Reese Olson gave up two runs in the top of the first. Although he didn't give up another run, he also didn't have a clean inning in this game. The bullpen wasn't helpful, either.
In the top of the first, Jonathan Aranda doubled, Junior Caminero singled, Mr. Aranda scored on a ground out Josh Lowe, and Jake Magnum singled to drive in Mr. Caminero.
It took until the fourth inning for the Tigers to actually score in this game. In the bottom of the fourth, Gleyber Torres doubled, Wenceel Perez singled, Spencer Torkelson singled to drive in Mr Torres, Zach McKinstry doubled to drive in Mr. Perez, Matt Vierling walked to load the bases, and Mr. Torkelson scored on a grounder by Parker Meadows, on which Mr. Vierling was forced out at second. The Tigers had a 3-2 lead.
That lead lasted until the top of the sixth. Brant Hurter relieved Reese Olson. He gave up a single to Jake Mangum, between getting a strikeout of Josh Lowe and a ground out from Chandler Simpson. One on, two outs, and the decision was made to bring on Chase Lee. Ha-Seong Kim doubled to drive in Mr. Mangum, Taylor Walls singled to drive in Mr. Kim, Danny Jansen doubled to drive in Mr. Walls, and Yandy Diaz singled to drive in Mr. Jansen. The Rays had a 6-3 lead.
Junior Caminero homered to start the seventh inning, closing out the scoring.
I noticed that, in the first two games of this series, A.J. Hinch stuck with his opening batting order. He did not send a pinch-hitter or defensive substitution into the game. In this game, the only game of this series which the Tigers lost, he called on two pinch-hitters.
The Tigers have the day off today, then they open a weekend series against the Mariners.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 .351 .449
Singled up the middle in the seventh.
Singled to right in the ninth.
> G. Torres 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .382 .415
Doubled to left in the fourth and scored.
> W. Perez RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 .311 .521
Beat out an infield single in the fourth and scored.
> J. Jones PH-RF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .422 .605
Walked in the eighth.
> R. Greene DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 .332 .524
In the KIITI club, with two strikeouts.
He is certainly in a funk at the plate.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .237 .338 .500
Singled to left in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Torres;
he would soon score as well.
> Z. McKinstry SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .358 .468
Doubled to right in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Perez.
Doubled to right in the sixth.
> M. Vierling LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 .317 .188
Walked in the fourth.
> P. Meadows CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .200 .273 .300
Singled to left in the third.
Grounded into a force out in the fourth
as Mr. McKinstry scored.
> J. Rogers C 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .177 .297 .290
Walked in the third.
Walked again in the seventh.
> T. Sweeney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .280 .317
> team 34 3 8 3 0 4 7
Not enough on this day.
> 2B: Torres (14, Littell); McKinstry 2 (14, Littell 2)
> RBI: McKinstry (28), Meadows (9), Torkelson (58)
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 3-9 (Torres 0-1, McKinstry 1-1, Rogers 0-1, Meadows 0-1,
> Pérez 1-1, Vierling 0-1, Greene 0-2, Torkelson 1-1)
> DP: 2 (Torkelson-McKinstry , McKinstry-Torres-Torkelson)
> Tampa Bay Rays AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> Y. Diaz DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .287 .341 .463
> J. Aranda 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .327 .403 .498
> J. Caminero 3B 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 .254 .295 .503
> J. Lowe RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .261 .328 .422
> J. Mangum LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 . 305 .344 .389
> C. Simpson CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .310 .341 .351
> H. Kim SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455
> T. Walls 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .211 .281 .296
> D. Jansen C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .210 .308 .385
> team 40 7 16 7 1 2 4
> 2B: Jansen (7, Lee); J. Lowe (11, Enns); Aranda (19, Olson); Kim (1, Lee)
> HR: Caminero (22, 7th inning off Lee 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Díaz (53), Jansen (27), J. Lowe (19), Walls (29), Mangum (28), Kim (1), Caminero (58)
> 2Out RBI: Díaz, Y; Walls; Kim, H; Jansen, D; Mangum.
> GIDP: J. Lowe; Caminero
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 6-14 (Díaz 1-2, Jansen 1-1, J. Lowe 0-1, Walls 1-2,
> Mangum 1-2, Kim 1-2, Simpson 0-2, Caminero 1-2)
> CS: Simpson (6, 2nd base by Enns/Rogers)
> Picked Off: Simpson (1st base, Enns)
> SB: Walls (11, 2nd base off Enns/Rogers);
> Mangum (12, 2nd base off Hurter/Rogers);
> Simpson (25, 2nd base off Olson/Rogers)
> Assists: Mangum (Meadows, P at 2nd base).
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Tampa Bay Rays (50-43, 22-18 away) 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 - 7 16 0
> Detroit Tigers (59-35, 32-15 home) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
That four-spot in the sixth was a problem, to be sure.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> R. Olson 5.0 6 2 2 2 1 0 84-53 2.95
He had some trouble in the first, and never did have a clean inning,
but he settled down and got through five innings.
> B. Hurter (H, 4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 16-8 2.89
Did his job.
> C. Lee (L, 4-1, B, 1) 0.1 5 4 4 0 0 1 20-14 3.19
Just didn't have it in this game.
> D. Enns 3.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 43-34 5.25
Did his job.
> team 9.0 16 7 7 2 4 1 163-109
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Olson 13/21;
> Hurter 0/3; Lee 8/6; Enns 9/12
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Olson-12-5-18-18;
> Hurter-2-2-2-2; Lee-4-0-4-6; Enns-7-7-10-9
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Olson 5-7;
> Hurter 1-0; Lee 1-0; Enns 3-3
> Game Scores: R Olson 46
> Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> Z. Littell (W, 8-7) 5.2 6 3 3 2 4 0 87-56 3.56
He was one out away from a quality start, but I suppose he doesn't mind too much.
> K. Kelly (H, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17-9 3.98
> G. Cleavinger (H, 12) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9-4 2.67
> M. Englert 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-7 4.63
> P. Fairbanks 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15-11 2.27
Did their jobs, unfortunately.
> team 9.0 8 3 3 4 7 0 136-87
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Littell 18/24; Cleavinger 1/2;
> Englert 3/3; Fairbanks 3/4; Kelly 2/5
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Littell-9-12-17-18; Cleavinger-2-2-0-0;
> Englert-1-1-2-3; Fairbanks-3-1-4-3; Kelly-4-1-1-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Littell 5-7; Englert 1-2; Fairbanks 1-1; Kelly 0-2
> Game Scores: Z Littell 47
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 22,019
> Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 7 m.p.h., in from right
> Time of Game: 2:45
This game report is brought to you by the Grant Theatre.
Originally called the Holbrook Theatre,
it stood on Russell Street in Detroit.
It was renamed the Grant in 1930, and closed in 1949.
https://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/movietheaters.aspx?id=617&type=5
Reese Olson gave up two runs in the top of the first. Although he didn't give up another run, he also didn't have a clean inning in this game. The bullpen wasn't helpful, either.
In the top of the first, Jonathan Aranda doubled, Junior Caminero singled, Mr. Aranda scored on a ground out Josh Lowe, and Jake Magnum singled to drive in Mr. Caminero.
It took until the fourth inning for the Tigers to actually score in this game. In the bottom of the fourth, Gleyber Torres doubled, Wenceel Perez singled, Spencer Torkelson singled to drive in Mr Torres, Zach McKinstry doubled to drive in Mr. Perez, Matt Vierling walked to load the bases, and Mr. Torkelson scored on a grounder by Parker Meadows, on which Mr. Vierling was forced out at second. The Tigers had a 3-2 lead.
That lead lasted until the top of the sixth. Brant Hurter relieved Reese Olson. He gave up a single to Jake Mangum, between getting a strikeout of Josh Lowe and a ground out from Chandler Simpson. One on, two outs, and the decision was made to bring on Chase Lee. Ha-Seong Kim doubled to drive in Mr. Mangum, Taylor Walls singled to drive in Mr. Kim, Danny Jansen doubled to drive in Mr. Walls, and Yandy Diaz singled to drive in Mr. Jansen. The Rays had a 6-3 lead.
Junior Caminero homered to start the seventh inning, closing out the scoring.
I noticed that, in the first two games of this series, A.J. Hinch stuck with his opening batting order. He did not send a pinch-hitter or defensive substitution into the game. In this game, the only game of this series which the Tigers lost, he called on two pinch-hitters.
The Tigers have the day off today, then they open a weekend series against the Mariners.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 .351 .449
Singled up the middle in the seventh.
Singled to right in the ninth.
> G. Torres 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .382 .415
Doubled to left in the fourth and scored.
> W. Perez RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 .311 .521
Beat out an infield single in the fourth and scored.
> J. Jones PH-RF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .422 .605
Walked in the eighth.
> R. Greene DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 .332 .524
In the KIITI club, with two strikeouts.
He is certainly in a funk at the plate.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .237 .338 .500
Singled to left in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Torres;
he would soon score as well.
> Z. McKinstry SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .358 .468
Doubled to right in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Perez.
Doubled to right in the sixth.
> M. Vierling LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 .317 .188
Walked in the fourth.
> P. Meadows CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .200 .273 .300
Singled to left in the third.
Grounded into a force out in the fourth
as Mr. McKinstry scored.
> J. Rogers C 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .177 .297 .290
Walked in the third.
Walked again in the seventh.
> T. Sweeney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .280 .317
> team 34 3 8 3 0 4 7
Not enough on this day.
> 2B: Torres (14, Littell); McKinstry 2 (14, Littell 2)
> RBI: McKinstry (28), Meadows (9), Torkelson (58)
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 3-9 (Torres 0-1, McKinstry 1-1, Rogers 0-1, Meadows 0-1,
> Pérez 1-1, Vierling 0-1, Greene 0-2, Torkelson 1-1)
> DP: 2 (Torkelson-McKinstry , McKinstry-Torres-Torkelson)
> Tampa Bay Rays AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> Y. Diaz DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .287 .341 .463
> J. Aranda 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .327 .403 .498
> J. Caminero 3B 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 .254 .295 .503
> J. Lowe RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .261 .328 .422
> J. Mangum LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 . 305 .344 .389
> C. Simpson CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .310 .341 .351
> H. Kim SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455
> T. Walls 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .211 .281 .296
> D. Jansen C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .210 .308 .385
> team 40 7 16 7 1 2 4
> 2B: Jansen (7, Lee); J. Lowe (11, Enns); Aranda (19, Olson); Kim (1, Lee)
> HR: Caminero (22, 7th inning off Lee 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Díaz (53), Jansen (27), J. Lowe (19), Walls (29), Mangum (28), Kim (1), Caminero (58)
> 2Out RBI: Díaz, Y; Walls; Kim, H; Jansen, D; Mangum.
> GIDP: J. Lowe; Caminero
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 6-14 (Díaz 1-2, Jansen 1-1, J. Lowe 0-1, Walls 1-2,
> Mangum 1-2, Kim 1-2, Simpson 0-2, Caminero 1-2)
> CS: Simpson (6, 2nd base by Enns/Rogers)
> Picked Off: Simpson (1st base, Enns)
> SB: Walls (11, 2nd base off Enns/Rogers);
> Mangum (12, 2nd base off Hurter/Rogers);
> Simpson (25, 2nd base off Olson/Rogers)
> Assists: Mangum (Meadows, P at 2nd base).
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Tampa Bay Rays (50-43, 22-18 away) 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 - 7 16 0
> Detroit Tigers (59-35, 32-15 home) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
That four-spot in the sixth was a problem, to be sure.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> R. Olson 5.0 6 2 2 2 1 0 84-53 2.95
He had some trouble in the first, and never did have a clean inning,
but he settled down and got through five innings.
> B. Hurter (H, 4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 16-8 2.89
Did his job.
> C. Lee (L, 4-1, B, 1) 0.1 5 4 4 0 0 1 20-14 3.19
Just didn't have it in this game.
> D. Enns 3.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 43-34 5.25
Did his job.
> team 9.0 16 7 7 2 4 1 163-109
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Olson 13/21;
> Hurter 0/3; Lee 8/6; Enns 9/12
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Olson-12-5-18-18;
> Hurter-2-2-2-2; Lee-4-0-4-6; Enns-7-7-10-9
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Olson 5-7;
> Hurter 1-0; Lee 1-0; Enns 3-3
> Game Scores: R Olson 46
> Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> Z. Littell (W, 8-7) 5.2 6 3 3 2 4 0 87-56 3.56
He was one out away from a quality start, but I suppose he doesn't mind too much.
> K. Kelly (H, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17-9 3.98
> G. Cleavinger (H, 12) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9-4 2.67
> M. Englert 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-7 4.63
> P. Fairbanks 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15-11 2.27
Did their jobs, unfortunately.
> team 9.0 8 3 3 4 7 0 136-87
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Littell 18/24; Cleavinger 1/2;
> Englert 3/3; Fairbanks 3/4; Kelly 2/5
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Littell-9-12-17-18; Cleavinger-2-2-0-0;
> Englert-1-1-2-3; Fairbanks-3-1-4-3; Kelly-4-1-1-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Littell 5-7; Englert 1-2; Fairbanks 1-1; Kelly 0-2
> Game Scores: Z Littell 47
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 22,019
> Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 7 m.p.h., in from right
> Time of Game: 2:45
This game report is brought to you by the Grant Theatre.
Originally called the Holbrook Theatre,
it stood on Russell Street in Detroit.
It was renamed the Grant in 1930, and closed in 1949.
https://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/movietheaters.aspx?id=617&type=5
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