Castro homers in 9th, Tigers top Rays 3-2 for 4th straight May 16 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Harold Castro hit his first home run of the year with two outs in the ninth inning, a tiebreaking shot that sent the Detroit Tigers past the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Monday night for their season-best fourth straight victory.Castro connected off Andrew Kittredge (3-1) for his first long ball since going deep in consecutive games against Oakland in early September last year. He had three home runs in 2021.Michael Fulmer (2-2) got the win in relief and Gregory Soto pitched the ninth for his sixth Calle Jarnkrok Jersey save in seven tries.Jonathan Schoop hit a two-run homer that put Tigers rookie Alex Faedo in position for his first major league win, but Brett Phillips helped the Rays erase their 2-0 deficit with a home run in the sixth and a leadoff double against Fulmer in the eighth. Phillips scored on Wander Franco's sacrifice fly to tie it.Faedo, a first-round draft choice in 2017 who did not pitch in 2020 or 2021 because of the pandemic and Tommy John surgery, to sed 5 2/3 innings in his third career start. He gave up one run and four Ryan Donato Jersey hits, striking out four.Schoop hit his third homer off Rays starter Corey Kluber, giving Detroit a 2-0 lead after Miguel Cabrera's leadoff single in the fourth.Phillips had three of Tampa Bay's six hits, including his third home run of the season.Kluber allowed two runs and four hits in six innings. He struck out eight, including five in a row.TRAINER'S ROOMTigers: OF Austin Meadows (vertigo) and OF Victor Reyes (left quad strain) were placed on the 10-day injured list. OF Daz Cameron was recalled from Triple-A Toledo and will be in the lineup Tuesday. ... RHP Michael Pineda (fractured right middle finger) visited a doctor to determine a course of treatment. ... RHP Matt Manning Alexander Wennberg Women Jersey (sore shoulder) will pitch for Toledo on a rehab a signment Wednesday.Rays: 2B Brandon Lowe went on the IL with lower back discomfort. INF Isaac Paredes was recalled from Triple-A Durham. UP NEXTRHP Bo Brieske (0-2, 3.86 ERA) makes his fifth start for the Tigers against LHP Shane McClanahan (2-2, 2.52) on Tuesday night.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Harold Castro American League Major League Baseball Detroit Tigers Miguel Cabrera Michael Fulmer Victor Reyes Matt Manning Brandon Lowe Shane McClanahan Austin Meadows Isaac Paredes Jonathan Schoop Harold Castro Andrew Kittredge Corey Kluber Gregory Soto Alex Faedo Brett Phillips Detroit Tigers Tampa Bay Rays share World Cup Brandon Tanev Women Jersey fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat Morgan Geekie Men Jersey trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS