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Posted on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 : 7:24 a.m.

Tigers pitching solid, hitting sorry in loss to Rays; Will Lions' Matthew Stafford make the leap? and more

By Kaleb Roedel

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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, left, sits in the dugout with third base coach Gene Lamont during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, July 29, 2010 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Tampa Bay beat Detroit 4-2 to sweep the four-game series. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)

Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and now Rick Porcello have fallen victim to the Detroit Tigers inability to complement starting pitching with significant hitting during its four-game stint against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Even Tigers' manager Jim Leyland felt Porcello did all he could in Detroit's 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay Thursday afternoon. The Rays completed a four-game sweep of the Tigers.

""I thought (Porcello) threw extremely well today," Leyland said. "He got in on some guys, and they had some bad swings on him. I was really pleased with him today.

"Once again, we didn't muster much offense."

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