The road trip continues as the team with the league’s best record welcomed the struggling Rays
Kevin Cash went into this game without two of his middle infielders available; Ha-Seong Kim is still nursing a calf injury that he picked up in his Rays debut, and Brandon Lowe left Sunday’s game with side tightness, a move the team is saying is precautionary. That left backup catcher Matt Thaiss and outfielder Christopher Morel on the bench.
Base running errors cost the Rays a couple of outs in the early innings. Yandy Diaz got doubled up at second base after pulling up and not even attempting a slide, allowing the Tigers to complete the rare 3-6 double play.