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Miggy homers, but Tigers fall short vs. Rays

DETROIT -- The Rays ended their Detroit blues by pulling out a victory following a pitchers' duel between Chris Archer and Michael Fulmer. Daniel Robertson's two RBI singles and Mallex Smith's go-ahead single in the seventh sent Tampa Bay to a 3-2 win over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park.

Archer (5-4) and Fulmer (6-5) had gems through six innings, but Miguel Cabrera's sixth-inning solo homer had Archer in line for a hard-luck defeat. Three consecutive two-out singles in the seventh changed that, sending Steven Souza Jr.