Tigers Take Opener From Rays Behind Colt Keith’s Big Night

Rays come up short against Tigers, lose for 7th time in 10 games

By Marc Topkin Tampa Bay Times DETROIT — So much for that momentum carrying over from Sunday’s inspiring win over the Twins. The Rays didn’t have much going for them in Monday’s series opener against the MLB-best Tigers, losing 5-1. The loss was the Rays’ seventh in their last 10 games, dropping them to 49-42. Starter Shane Baz put them in a 2-0 hole in the second by allowing a two-run homer to Javier Baez on an 0-2 pitch, and that was pretty mu…

Rays come up short against Tigers, lose for 7th time in last 10 games

DETROIT — So much for that momentum carrying over from Sunday’s inspiring win over the Minnesota Twins. The Tampa Bay Rays didn’t have much going for them in Monday’s series opener against the major-league best Detroit Tigers, losing 5-1. The…

Tigers take opener from Rays behind Colt Keith’s big night

DETROIT -- Colt Keith had two doubles and a home run as the Detroit Tigers cruised to a 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in the series opener Monday night at Comerica Park.