Rays use bats, bullpen to beat Tigers 6-3

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    With the bases loaded and nobody out, Tampa Bay's Brad Boxberger came out of the bullpen hoping for a strikeout and a double play.

    The order didn't much matter.

    "I was looking for the strikeout initially," Boxberger said. "But it worked out to get the double play and limit the damage."

    Evan Longoria homered, Ben Zobrist doubled twice and the Rays finally broke through offensively against Detroit, but it was Boxberger's relief work that preserved a 6-3 victory over the Tigers on Friday night. Tampa Bay was up 5-2 when he came on in the sixth inning. Torii Hunter hit into a double play, bringing home another run. Then Boxberger struck out Don Kelly to end the inning.

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