GDT: 8/28/09 - DET (67-59) VS TB (69-56) - 7:05 p.m. ET

B:1 S:0 O:2 -
With Jason Bartlett batting, B. Upton advances to 3rd on defensive indifference. Passed ball by catcher Gerald Laird.


B:4 S:2 O:2 -
Jason Bartlett walks.



B:0 S:3 O:3 -
Carl Crawford swinging.



WIN 6-2

Shaky ninth, but whoooooo win!

August 28, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1		2	6	0
Detroit	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	X		6	8	2

Tampa Bay AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Bartlett, SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .341 Crawford, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .315 Longoria, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .267 Pena, C, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .220 Burrell, DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .241 Aybar, W, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 Zaun, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .258 Gross, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 --a-Kapler, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245 Upton, B, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .238 Totals 34 2 6 2 3 9 18 a-Homered for Gross in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Burrell (14, Porcello). HR: Kapler (6, 9th inning off Seay, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Crawford; Burrell 2; Zaun; Gross; Kapler 4; Upton, B. RBI: Zaun (21), Kapler (27). 2-out RBI: Zaun; Kapler. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Burrell; Pena, C 2; Longoria; Crawford. S: Crawford. Team RISP: 1-for-10. Team LOB: 9.		Detroit AB- R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Granderson, CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .258 Polanco, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .271 Ordonez, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 --Thomas, C, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .340 Huff, A, DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .243 Guillen, C, LF 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .241 --Raburn, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 Inge, 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .241 Laird, C 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .225 Everett, SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .239 Totals 32 6 8 6 3 6 10 BATTING 2B: Laird (19, Garza), Everett (16, Garza), Granderson (16, Garza). HR: Inge (25, 2nd inning off Garza, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Granderson 3; Raburn; Inge 5; Laird 3; Everett 2. RBI: Inge (68), Laird 2 (27), Everett 2 (37), Granderson (58). 2-out RBI: Inge. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ordonez; Polanco. Team RISP: 4-for-7. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING E: Inge 2 (16, fielding, throw). PB: Laird (8).
Tampa Bay IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Garza (L, 7-9) 5.0 5 6 6 3 5 1 3.95 Cormier 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.08 Bradford 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 Choate 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07 Springer 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.68		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Porcello (W, 11-8) 5.2 4 1 1 2 5 0 4.27 Ni 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.74 Lyon 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.05 Seay 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.46 Rodney 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.34
HBP: Laird (by Garza). Pitches-strikes: Garza 88-56, Cormier 11-8, Bradford 8-7, Choate 2-2, Springer 16-11, Porcello 104-61, Ni 2-2, Lyon 23-16, Seay 19-10, Rodney 10-6. Groundouts-flyouts: Garza 6-4, Cormier 2-0, Bradford 1-1, Choate 0-1, Springer 1-2, Porcello 6-6, Ni 0-1, Lyon 3-1, Seay 1-0, Rodney 0-0. Batters faced: Garza 24, Cormier 4, Bradford 3, Choate 1, Springer 4, Porcello 25, Ni 1, Lyon 6, Seay 4, Rodney 2. Inherited runners-scored: Bradford 2-0, Ni 1-0, Rodney 1-0. Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: CB Bucknor. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Brian Gorman. Weather: 63 degrees, overcast. Wind: 8 mph, L to R. T: 2:46. Att: 35,030. August 28, 2009

63 degrees; YEAH!



61 when the game ended; the base umpires were wearing their heavy umpire jackets; Not often you see that in August;


Started raining in the ninth inning; Never saw the fireworks; I waited until almost 10:40; the tarp was on the field; said on the scoreboard fireworks were gonna happen; but it was a light rain and people were standing in the concourse areas waiting for something to happen; usually they announce the fireworks are canceled if it rains or a threat of rain is imminent after the game ends; instead they kept playing music on the PA and had Postgame Fireworks Promo on the scoreboard weather permitting; made a couple announcements between songs thanking fans for patience I was getting cold and wet; I went home;

First time I have missed fireworks in years