No lead to blow tonight: Tigers 5, Rays 1

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Sometimes it’s better to never have a chance.

The road trip continues as the team with the league’s best record welcomed the struggling Rays

Kevin Cash went into this game without two of his middle infielders available; Ha-Seong Kim is still nursing a calf injury that he picked up in his Rays debut, and Brandon Lowe left Sunday’s game with side tightness, a move the team is saying is precautionary. That left backup catcher Matt Thaiss and outfielder Christopher Morel on the bench.