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Jonathan Scoop hit a homer and scored three runs as Garrett Hill recorded his second major league win as the hosts Detroit Tigers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 9-1 on Saturday.
Harold Castro had his 3 hits, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI, while Javier Baez scored his 2 runs.
Hill (2-3) stole six as he gave up one run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. he walked three Rays ace Shane McClanahan (10-5) allowed 4 runs and his 6 hits in 6 1/3 innings. His strikeouts were the lowest of the season. Infielder Yoo Chang hit a home run, pitching an inning for the first time in his career.
Chan hit his second home run of the season over the left wall with two outs in his 2nd inning, but the Rays added his second home run in his 4th. Two runners left.
Tampa Bay missed another chance in the fifth. Brandon Lowe led with a base on balls, and Isaac Paredes' one-out double put him in third. Then David Peralta hit a fielder's choice and Lowe was thrown out at home.
He took a 2–1 lead with Detroit bottom of the inning. Willie Castro hit a one-out double and advanced a long fly ball for the scoop. Harold Castro's bloop single knocked him in. Victor Reyes' left field double down brought Harold Castro home.
He extended the Tigers lead to 7-1 with a 5-run 7 lead. Jaymar Candelario singled to lead off and Willi Castro doubled down the left field line to move him to third. Scoop's sacrifice fly brought Candelario.
Jimmy Yakabonis came to the rescue and immediately hit a RBI double to Harold Castro. With two outs, Yakabonis hit Riley Greene with a pitch and Baez ripped a two-run double off the left field wall. Miguel Cabrera blue-looped an opposing field single to score Baez.
Scoop hit a two-run homer off Chan, who was summoned to defend the bullpen in the eighth inning.
– Field Level Media