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Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays

Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte Spring Training Final

Final score

The Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12–3 on Saturday, February 28, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Detroit Tigers 12 76-86
at Tampa Bay Rays 3 98-64

Line score

Team
Detroit Tigers 1 2 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 12 17 0
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 2
  • W: Drew Anderson (1-0)
  • L: Nick Martinez (0-1)

Home runs

  • Detroit Tigers: Corey Julks (2), John Peck (1)
  • Tampa Bay Rays: Taylor Walls (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Detroit Tigers Matt Vierling singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Kevin McGonigle scores. 1–0
Top 2nd Detroit Tigers Max Anderson doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Corey Julks scores. 2–0
Top 2nd Detroit Tigers Jace Jung singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Max Anderson scores. 3–0
Bottom 4th Tampa Bay Rays Taylor Walls homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. 3–1
Top 5th Detroit Tigers Colt Keith singles on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Kevin McGonigle scores. Matt Vierling scores. 5–1
Top 6th Detroit Tigers Thayron Liranzo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Angel Mateo. Jace Jung scores. 6–1
Top 6th Detroit Tigers Peyton Graham reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Raynel Delgado. Thayron Liranzo scores. Josue Briceño to 3rd. Ben Malgeri to 2nd. 7–1
Top 6th Detroit Tigers Corey Julks hits a grand slam (2) to left field. Josue Briceño scores. Ben Malgeri scores. Peyton Graham scores. 11–1
Top 6th Detroit Tigers John Peck homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. 12–1
Bottom 9th Tampa Bay Rays Blake Sabol singles on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Raynel Delgado scores. Brayden Taylor scores. 12–3

Box score

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Parker Meadows CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .071
Max Clark CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154
Kevin McGonigle DH 2 2 2 0 1 0 .462
Thayron Liranzo DH 3 1 2 1 0 1 .333
Matt Vierling RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .455
Josue Briceño 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .167
Colt Keith 1B 3 0 1 2 0 1 .182
Ben Malgeri RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Zach McKinstry SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Peyton Graham SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 .200
Corey Julks LF 3 2 2 4 1 0 .500
Brett Callahan LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Max Anderson 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .308
John Peck 3B 2 1 2 1 0 0 .400
Jace Jung 2B 2 1 2 1 1 0 .308
Jack Penney 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Tomás Nido C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Eduardo Valencia C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .300
Totals 45 12 17 12 3 5
Pitcher
Drew Anderson (W, 1-0) 3.0 4 0 0 1 3 0 51 0.00
Konnor Pilkington (H, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 8.10
Tyler Holton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00
Burch Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 6.00
Tanner Rainey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.38
Jack Little 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 4.91
Garrett Burhenn 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 30 18.00

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Chandler Simpson LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Brock Jones LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Jonny DeLuca RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .400
Angel Mateo RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jonathan Aranda 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .385
Xavier Isaac 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500
Cedric Mullins CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Marshall Toole CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500
Ryan Vilade 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .143
Cooper Kinney 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .100
Jake Fraley DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Daniel Vellojin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Taylor Walls SS 2 1 1 1 0 1 .500
Raynel Delgado SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 .300
Richie Palacios 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167
Brayden Taylor 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 .500
Tatem Levins C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167
Blake Sabol C 2 0 1 2 0 0 .333
Totals 35 3 10 3 2 11
Pitcher
Nick Martinez (L, 0-1) 3.0 6 3 3 0 1 0 42 9.00
Ian Seymour 2.1 4 3 3 3 0 0 44 6.23
Luis Guerrero 0.1 3 6 0 0 0 2 27 21.60
Derrick Edington 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.75
Griffin Jax 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.00
Bryan Baker 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 0.00
Kevin Kelly 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00

Game info

Weather
77 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
1:04 PM
Time of game
2:42
Attendance
6,222
Umpires
Home Plate: Clint Vondrak, First Base: Andy Fletcher, Second Base: John Tumpane, Third Base: Chris Segal

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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