Tigers 9, Rays 4: Offense feasts on Tampa Bay pitching

The Tigers are on a roll.DETROIT -- Before injuries took Jordan Zimmermann and Miguel Cabrera out of the game, both contributed heavily to an eventual win. Backed by three consecutive innings where the offense scored runs, Zimmermann kept Tampa Bay guessing long enough for the Detroit Tigers to settle in, and Victor Martinez's blast in the eighth sealed the deal on a 9-4 win over the Rays.

Zimmermann may have left with an injury, but he was dominant beforehand. He made one mistake that ended up halfway up the right field seats for a two-run homer, but his dominance was on display nonetheless. The strikeouts were few but he walked no one and had the Rays off-balance. At one point he retired…