DETROIT -- The Rays spoiled the start of a brief homestand for Detroit, with Jake Faria giving Tampa Bay a sparkling start that was backed up by resounding home runs in the ninth inning. The Tigers threatened in the ninth with two runs and two bases-loaded situations, but the Rays held on long enough to take the series opener, 3-2.
In a battle of the pitchers, Jake Faria and his Tigers counterpart Jordan Zimmermann were lights out, scattering just five hits between them. Neither allowed a run during their time.
It was a career-highlight evening for Faria, who has struggled to make it past the fifth and sixth innings this season.