Rays Red-Hot Offense Rolls Past Tigers 8-3 on Saturday

TAMPA, Fla. — For the second weekend in a row, the Tampa Bay Rays secured a series win over one of baseball's juggernauts, this time beating the MLB-leading Detroit Tigers on Saturday, 8-3.

After outscoring the New York Mets 24-9 to sweep the series on the road during Father's Day weekend, Tampa Bay is on the cusp of sweeping Detroit thanks to its relentless offense for the second straight day.

After scoring 14 runs in a series-opening win on Friday night, The Rays — who lead the majors in hard-hit balls — continued their onslaught in Saturday's matinee showdown.

Detroit went with an opener on Saturday — a trick the Rays are very familiar with through the eyars, but Tampa Bay made life miserable for starter Brant Hurter, who allowed four runs in the first inning, though none of them were earned.

The rally started with Brandon Lowe reaching first on an passed ball by Detroit catcher Jake Rogers that otherwise would have been a strikeout.

After Junior Caminero struck out, Jonathan Aranda delivered a two-out double that brought Lowe to third. Walks to Christopher Morel and Josh Lowe brought Lowe home and loaded the bases before Jose Caballero was hit by a pitch, bringing Aranda across home plate.

After delivering a three-RBI double the night prior, shortstop Taylor Walls came through again, this time with a two-RBI single to center to make it 4-0. The Rays did all of their first-inning scoring while clinging on to their final out and didn't look back.