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Michael Fulmer outdueled by Chris Archer as Tigers fall to Rays, 3-2

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They lost on a one-hopper that squirted between first and second, off the bat of Tampa Bay’s Mallex Smith, who hit the game-winning RBI off one of the more reliable Tigers’ relievers.

They lost despite having their best pitcher – Michael Fulmer – on the mound. Despite Fulmer looking a lot like his old self – he’d given up five runs in his last two starts.

They lost because Ian Kinsler couldn’t quite make a play on a hard-hit screamer. Because they couldn’t solve the Rays’ Chris Archer and his nasty slider.