ST. PETERSBURG -- Matt Andriese had tossed just 27 pitches and recorded nine outs. The Rays had a three-run lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday, and had it stayed that way, Andriese would have pitched the ninth. But Tampa Bay scored two runs in the eighth, and the Rays went to Ryan Garton to finish the game.
And as a result, the Rays became the first home team in 94 years to blow a five-run lead in the ninth inning to the Tigers. Thursday night's loss was one to forget, one that manager Kevin Cash said might have been the most frustrating of an already frustrating season.