ST. PETERSBURG, FL (WTVB) – Victor Martinez homered twice and drove in six runs to help power the Detroit Tigers past the Tampa Bay Rays 10-2 at Tropicana Field. The switch hitting Martinez homered from each side of the plate in the laugher.
Cameron Maybin added three hits and a pair of RBIs for Detroit. Michael Fulmer picked up his eighth win with 10 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball.Drew Smyly took the loss for Tampa Bay. Brad Miller’s two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning kept the Rays from being shut out.
The Tigers will try to win their fifth straight against the Rays this afternoon in Tampa.