9/27 - Rays (96-64) @ Tigers (87-73): Game 3

Matt Garza: (12 - 7), 3.05 ERA vs. Justin Verlander: (11 - 7), 3.80 ERA

DETROIT -- The Rays have won the third game of four in this series against the Tigers in Detroit, using three pitchers to shut them out. Carl Crawford knocked in the first run in the fourth with an RBI single, and Dioner Navarro knocked in another in the sixth with his own RBI single. Matt Garza, Dan Wheeler, and Al Reyes combined for a five-hit shutout, giving the Rays the lead in this series.

Final Score:
Rays: 2
Tigers: 0


Matt Garza (W, 13-7): 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Dan Wheeler: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Al Reyes (SV, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

B.J. Upton: 1-4, 2B, R
Evan Longoria: 1-4, 2B, R
Carl Crawford: 2-4, RBI
Dioner Navarro: 2-4, RBI


Justin Verlander (L, 11-8): 8 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Fernando Rodney: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Eric Byrnes: 2-4