DETROIT — After seeing their team trounced by the Detroit Tigers, Chris Archer and Jesus Colome pitched in to stop them.
Archer threw six strong innings and Colome got the final five outs as the Rays held off Detroit 3-2 on Saturday.
Daniel Robertson drove in Tampa Bay's first two runs, then scored the tiebreaker in the seventh inning. Detroit had won the first two games of the series, outscoring the Rays 18-7.
"That's a nice team win after a couple frustrating days," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "We got beaten up, but we bounced back against a really good pitcher.