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Rays beat Tigers 5-2, extend AL East lead to 8 1/2 games

Tampa Bay Rays' Manuel Margot, right, heads to the dugout and is congratulated by Brandon Lowe after scoring during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette) Detroit Tigers' Niko Goodrum gestures after hitting a home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette) Tampa Bays Rays pitcher Louis Head works from the mound against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette) Detroit Tigers pitcher Tyler Alexander works from the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette) Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz, left, celebrates with Nelson Cruz after hitting a home run against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette) Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena hits a sacrifice fly against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette) Tampa Bay Rays' Mike Zunino, right, celebrates with Kevin Kiermaier after hitting a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)
Rays beat Tigers 5-2, extend AL East lead to 8 1/2 games