With that Brayan Pena pop-out to short, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 3-1. Jeremy Hellickson was credited with his seventh win of the year and the fifth of the month, while Fernando Rodney pitched in his second consecutive game, accruing save number 17 on 20 pitches (11 for strikes). Rodney is now 8-for-his-last-8 in save opportunities.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Escobar Hits A Walk-off, Miggy Gets Chirpy
As Marc Topkin so eloquently put it, “There was plenty of emotion on the field Saturday night as the Rays raced out of the dugout to swarm Yunel Escobar, whose 10th-inning walk-off single capped a rare late-inning comeback and an impressive 4-3 win over the Tigers.” And for a team that was 2-32 when trailing after seven innings, last night’s win was huge.