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Phil Coke pitched a pretty good game and left in the 7th with a 1-0 lead.  The bullpen couldn't hold it, but managed to keep the score tied 1-1 through ten innings.

They managed to get in a couple of innings in the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers this afternoon.  Then the rains came.  The rain is still falling, so the two teams will play a make-up game on Monday,  June 13th at 7:05 pm at Comerica Park...

Justin Verlander didn't have his "A" game tonight.  The Tiger ace  gave up six runs in six innings and left the game trailing 6-5.  His teammates bailed him out this time as Alex Avila hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 8th to give the Tigers a 7-6 victory.

The Tigers won for the second day in a row, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3.  Two Tigers who were in Toledo a couple of weeks ago made big contributions in the victory.  Andy Dirks hit his first Major League home run in the 5th inning to tie the game up at 1-1.

The Tiger hitters continued to be underachievers, scoring only two runs in today's game with Pittsburgh.  Rick Porcello made that work for a win as he pitched 8 innings of 1-hit shutout ball.  Since this was an interleague game, pitchers get to hit in the National League parks and Porcello got his third career Major League hit as he beat out an infield single.