Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers
May 23, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 2011 at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Rays 3, Detroit Tigers 6

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Upton cf 3 1 0 0
Damon dh 5 0 2 0
Longoria 3b 2 0 0 1
Zobrist rf,2b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Lopez 1b 3 0 0 0
  Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0
Shoppach c 2 0 0 0
  Jaso ph 0 1 0 0
Johnson ss 2 0 1 0
  Joyce rf 2 1 1 0
Fuld lf 3 0 1 2
Hellickson p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 3 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0
Boesch rf 4 1 1 0
  Wells rf 0 0 0 0
Cabrera 1b 3 1 1 1
Martinez dh 3 1 1 2
Dirks lf 3 1 1 1
Peralta ss 3 0 1 2
Avila c 2 0 0 0
Inge 3b 2 1 0 0
Coke p 0 0 0 0
  Furbush p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 6 7 6
Tampa Bay 000 100 002360
Detroit 000 011 04x671
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Hellickson  L(5-3) 6.1 4 2 2 4 4
  Howell   1.1 1 2 2 1 1
  Cruz   0.0 2 2 2 2 0
  Ramos   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
7
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coke   3.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Furbush  W(1-0) 3.2 2 0 0 1 3
  Benoit   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Valverde   1.0 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
5

  E–Cabrera (4).  DP–Tampa Bay 2. Upton-Lopez, Rodriguez-Zobrist-Kotchman.  2B–Tampa Bay Damon (6,off Furbush), Detroit Boesch (11,off Hellickson); Martinez (11,off Cruz).  HR–Detroit Dirks (1,5th inning off Hellickson 0 on 0 out).  SH–Fuld (2,off Furbush); Jackson (5,off Howell).  SF–Longoria (1,off Coke).  HBP–Shoppach (3,by Furbush).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Martinez (2,by Hellickson); Dirks (1,by Cruz).  Team–5.  SB–Upton (8,2nd base off Coke/Avila).  CS–E. Johnson (3,3rd base by Furbush/Avila); Cabrera (1,3rd base by Hellickson/Shoppach).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Todd Tichenor.  T–3:21.  A–21,550.
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