Rays Blank Our Tigers 3-0, Take the Series at Comerica

It was a quiet, frustrating afternoon at Comerica Park, as the Rays shut out our Tigers 3-0 in front of 21,482 to take the series 2-1. Freddy Peralta, dealt from the Mets at the deadline, finally broke through — six scoreless innings, two singles allowed, four strikeouts and no walk, his first win in five starts with his new team. Tampa Bay grabbed a 2-0 lead in the second when Chandler Simpson's infield single set up Jonny DeLuca's double, and DeLuca came home on Cedric Mullins' two-out hit. Liam Hicks tacked on a run in the sixth. Troy Melton battled through seven, giving up three runs on seven hits, but dropped to 0-2 over his last four. The sad math: Detroit (62-71) has now lost 10 of its last 12, sitting 8 back in the AL Central. We turn the page to the Dodgers next, with Tarik Skubal (8-7, 2.91) taking the ball in the opener against RHP Drew Anderson. That is the kind of matchup that gets a fanbase off the mat.