Rajai Davis’ two HRs lift Tigers over Rays

DETROIT Rajai Davis hit his second home run of the day with one out in the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie as the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Rays, 5-4, Monday afternoon at Comerica Park.

It was the second time career multi-home run game for Davis and his first since May 18, 2012.

Rays lefty Drew Smyly, an ex-Tiger, allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk over five innings. He struck out three.

Smyly lasted a little longer than Tigers starter Randy Wolf, who gave up four runs over 4 1/3 innings for the Tigers.

Wolf gave up four consecutive hits with one out in the fifth as the Rays came back to tie the game, 4-4.

J.P. Arencibia hit a solo home run, his third of the season. Brandon Guyer hit a double to right and scored to tie the game on Mikie Mahtook’s line drive single to center.

Evan Longoria, who had a single in the first and a two-run home run in the fourth, singled in the fifth to end Wolf’s day.

Wolf gave up eight hits and no walks with three strikeouts. He was replaced by Drew VerHagen, who allowed two hits over 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Al Alburquerque pitched one inning of relief and didn’t allow a baserunner for the Tigers.

Alex Wilson gave up one hit and had one strikeout in 2/3 of an inning. Lefty Blaine Hardy replaced Wilson and struck out pinch-hitter Tim Beckham in the eighth. Hardy returned in the ninth to get left-handed hitter Kevin Kiermaier to ground out to second.

Bruce Rondon took over and loaded the bases before Logan Forsythe hit into a fielder’s choice to end the game.

Rondon gave up a walk to pinch hitter John Jaso, before pinch hitter Daniel Nava flied out to left. Grady Sizemore singled to center and Rondon gave up a walk to Longoria to load the bases.

The Tigers and Rays traded two-run home runs in the third and fourth innings.

The Tigers opened the scoring in the third on Davis’ fifth home run of the season. Davis had a stomach issue in the first inning, which led to a visit from athletic trainer Kevin Rand.

Davis remained in the game and followed a bloop double to left by Anthony Gose with his first home run of the day, a two-run shot to left off Smyly.

The Rays came back to tie the game on a two-run home run by Longoria in the top of the fourth. Wolf gave up a double to Mahtook, then Longoria’s 19th home run of the season.

The Tigers responded with a two-run home run by James McCann in the bottom of the inning to regain their two-run lead. Nick Castellanos led off with a double and McCann followed with a home run to left. It was McCann’s seventh home run of the season.

Ian Kinsler had a single and double and is two hits shy of 1,500 career hits. Kinsler has 54 multi-hit games for the Tigers this season, which leads the majors.

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