DETROIT (Interstat) — Freddy Peralta threw six shutout innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, at Comerica Park.

Peralta (6-11) scattered two hits and struck out four. Tyler Wells earned his fifth save with a scoreless inning, and Kevin Kelly contributed two hitless innings. The Rays took a 2-0 lead in the second on Jonny DeLuca’s RBI double and Cedric Mullins’ run-scoring single. Jonathan Aranda scored on Liam Hicks’ sacrifice fly in the sixth to make it 3-0. Tampa Bay had two sacrifice hits in the game.

Tampa Bay finished with eight hits. Detroit managed two hits. Troy Melton (8-3) took the loss, allowing three runs on seven hits over seven innings with four strikeouts. Kyle Finnegan and Tyler Kinley each pitched a scoreless inning of relief for Detroit. The Rays improved to 79-55. The Tigers dropped to 63-71. Tampa Bay won the three-game series 2-1. Attendance was 21,482, and the game lasted 2 hours, 2 minutes.