St. Petersburg, Fla. — Where would the Tigers be without Wily Peralta?
The correct answer is, you don’t want to know.
The veteran right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings Sunday and the Tigers left Tropicana Field with a 2-0 win over the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays.
Solo home runs by Eric Haase (22) and Dustin Garneau (6) provided all the offensive support he needed and the Tigers split the four-game series, after taking two of three from the Rays in Comerica last weekend.
Things got interesting in the eighth inning after Peralta departed.