Candelario and Garneau homer, Tigers beat Rays 4-3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (AP) — Jeimer Candelario and Dustin Garneau homered to lead the Detroit Tigers over the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Saturday.

Tampa Bay has a 7½-game margin over second place Boston. Toronto is 8½ games back and the New York Yankees trail by 10.

With the Tigers ahead by a run, Mike Zunino opened the Rays' ninth by drawing a walk from Michael Fulmer and went to second when Joey Wendle was hit by a pitch. Fulmer got his 10th save in 15 chances by striking out Brett Phillips and getting Yandy Díaz to ground into a game-ending double play.

Jordan Luplow homered for the Rays, who trailed 4-0 in the second. Tampa Bay rallied from a three-run, ninth-inning deficit to beat the Tigers 7-4 in 10 innings on Friday night.

“I think we have a very good team and I think we are going to continue on forward,” Tampa Bay right fielder Manuel Margot said through an interpreter.

Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier was placed on the COVID-19 related injured list with general illness symptoms before the game, and shortstop Taylor Walls was scratched from the lineup due to general illness.

“Both players have tested negative to my knowledge,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said.

Tigers center fielder Derek Hill left in the fifth with a left knee injury after laying a bunt down the first-base line, making contact with first baseman Ji-Man Choi near the bag and then stepping awkwardly on the back of the base. Hill was first put on a cart and then taken off the field in a wheelchair.

“I think he hyperextended it,”Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said. “I don't know how he avoids the IL at this point just given where were at in the season. It was an unfortunate play, to say the least..”

Choi had left wrist soreness after the...

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