Tigers top Rays
Brandon Inge homered and scored twice, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 Friday night.
Rookie Rick Porcello (11-8) won for the first time since Aug. 6, allowing one run on four hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. Porcello has allowed one or two earned runs in five of his six August starts.
Four Detroit relievers combined to finish the six-hitter.
Matt Garza (7-9) took the loss, giving up six runs on five hits and three walks in five innings.
Detroit took a 1-0 lead on Inge’s 25th homer in the second, then took control with five runs in the fourth. With one out, Aubrey Huff and Carlos Guillen walked before Inge’s single loaded the bases.
Gerald Laird and Adam Everett hit back-to-back two-run doubles, and Curtis Granderson made it 6-0 with a third straight double.
Gregg Zaun got Tampa Bay on the board with a sixth-inning RBI single that ended Porcello’s night.
Former Tiger Gabe Kapler ended the scoring with a solo homer off Bobby Seay in the ninth.