The Detroit Tigers came into Wednesday’s game minus Justin Upton and basic defensive fundamentals. A wild game ultimately turned the Tampa Bay Rays’ way as they won 8-7 in walk-off fashion.
The Tigers also brought their bats, though. They worked Rays starter Chris Archer’s pitch count all night, knocking him out of the game after just five innings and four runs allowed. The Tigers offense then feasted on the Rays bullpen to turn a 5-1 deficit into a 7-5 lead in the sixth. Alex Wilson was uncharacteristically shaky in the seventh, coughing up a run, but he and Justin Wilson preserved the lead until the ninth.