Tampa Bay took two of three from Detroit over the weekend, but Sunday's 9-3 loss got ugly at the end when new reliever Forrest Whitley gave up six runs on 16 pitches without recording an out. The Rays are 2.

Wenceel Perez gave the Tigers the lead in the seventh, and they blew the game open in the ninth en route to a 9-3 victory.

The Tigers’ lead atop the American League Central over the Cleveland Guardians has shrunk to 8.5 games. The Rays remain second in the AL East, 1.5 games back of the New York Yankees for first. Time: 12:10 p.m. ET Where: George M. Steinbrenner Field (Tampa, Fla.)

Preview the June 22 matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Rays are surging having won seven of their last ten to climb within two games of the Yankees in the American League East. The Royals are treading water in the American League Central. They are 10.5 games behind the Tigers in the Amercian League Central but just 2.5 games out of a Wild Card spot.