RE-WATCH 2019: Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays, August 19th
Apr 28 2020
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Date and venue: August 18, 2019 at Tropicana Field, Tampa FL.
Pitching matchup: LHP Matthew Boyd (6-9, 4.38 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Richards (3-12. 4.50 ERA)
Setup and context: Detroit was well-buried at 37-85 entering this game. Tampa sat 9.5 GB of New York in the AL East, but were already locked into the wild-card battle (which they would eventually secure). Notably, the teams had played a 13-inning contest the night before; so one of the pre-game storylines was both teams hoping for length from their starters to save the already-taxed bullpens.
Links: Game stories, box score, and video highlights here. Full MLB.TV broadcast here.
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