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06/03 14:49 CDT Troy Melton and Dillon Dingler help the Tigers complete a sweep
of the Rays after 7-2 victory
Troy Melton and Dillon Dingler help the Tigers complete a sweep of the Rays
after 7-2 victory
By ERIK ERLENDSSON
Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) --- Troy Melton allowed only two runs over a
career-long eight innings, Dillon Dingler drove in four runs and the Detroit
Tigers finished off a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays with a 7-2 victory
on Wednesday.
Detroit scored 25 runs on 19 extra base hits in the three games at Tropicana
Field. The road sweep for Detroit is the first since last July at Cleveland.
Tampa Bay has dropped eight of the past 10 games. The Rays' lead in the AL East
dropped to 0.5 games heading into Wednesday night.
Melton, making his third start of the season after beginning the year on the
60-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation, held the Rays to four hits
while striking out five in eight innings on 94 pitches. Melton retired the
final 17 batters he faced. Drew Anderson retired the side in the ninth.
Dingler drove in Gleyber Torres with a base hit in the first inning and
delivered a three-run home run in the fourth that put Detroit up 6-2. Dingler
finished the series with three homers and nine RBIs.
Jake Rogers also homered for Detroit, delivering his first of the season with a
solo shot in the second inning.
Rays starter Nick Martinez was chased after four innings, ending his streak of
11 consecutive starts to begin the season without allowing more than two runs.
Martinez allowed six runs on nine hits --- including two home runs --- marking
the first time he has allowed at least three runs since Aug. 26, 2025, when he
allowed four runs in a 6-3 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Yandy Diaz had an RBI single in the first and Cedric Mullins delivered a solo
home run in the second.
Up next
Tigers: Open a six-game homestand on Friday with LHP Framber Valdez (2-4, 4.39
ERA) on the mound against Seattle.
Rays: Begin three-game road trip at Miami on Friday with RHP Drew Rasmussen
(4-2, 3.36 ERA) scheduled against Marlins RHP Tyler Phillips (0-1, 1.63 ERA).
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