TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Dillon Dingler hit two home runs and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers held on for a 10-9 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday at George Steinbrenner Field.

Detroit scored two runs in the first inning on Riley Greene’s double, then added four in the third on Dingler’s two-run shot and solo homers from Kerry Carpenter and Greene. Dingler homered again in the fifth, and Hao-Yu Lee added a solo homer in the sixth to make it 8-2. The Rays answered with three runs in the sixth, including a three-run homer by Ryan Vilade. Detroit extended its lead in the eighth on Dingler’s run-scoring double and Carpenter’s RBI double, making it 10-5. Tampa Bay rallied for four runs in the eighth, highlighted by Nick Fortes’ two-run double and Ben Williamson’s two-run single, but the comeback fell short.

Tyler Holton (1-4) earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Will Vest recorded his first save. Griffin Jax (1-4) took the loss. The Tigers outhit the Rays 14-8. Detroit improved to 23-38; Tampa Bay fell to 36-21. Attendance was 13,695. Time of game was 3:08.