DETROIT – Dioner Navarro had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays snapped an eight-game road losing streak with a 7-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

Navarro, who homered Tuesday night, is now hitting .201, the first time he is above .200 since May 15. Delmon Young and Carlos Pena both drove in two runs in Tampa Bay’s third win in its last 22 road games.

Detroit, which entered play one-half game behind first-place Cleveland in the AL Central, dropped to 3-10 since July 25.

James Shields (9-7) beat the Tigers for the second time this season, giving up one run and five hits in seven innings. He struck out nine without walking a batter.

Chad Durbin (7-5), making his first start since June 19, allowed three runs and six hits in 4 1-3 innings.

B.J. Upton and Young had sacrifice flies as the Devil Rays took a 2-0 lead in the first inning.

Placido Polanco homered on Shields’ first pitch of the fourth, but Tampa Bay came back with a run in the next inning.

Navarro led off the fifth with a double off the first base bag, and with one out, Carl Crawford walked and Upton singled.

Macay McBride relieved Durbin and got Pena to fly out to shallow left with Navarro holding at third. Young followed with a two-out single to left, scoring Navarro.

Ivan Rodriguez and Sean Casey led off the bottom of the fifth with singles, but Shields struck out the next five hitters.

Navarro made it 5-1 in the sixth with the two-run homer, his fifth of the season.

Pena added a two-run single off Bobby Seay in the eighth.

Notes: Crawford extended his hitting streak to nine games with a first-inning double. … Tampa Bay recalled reliever Jon Switzer from Triple-A Durham on Wednesday morning. Switzer took the roster spot of LHP Casey Fossum, who was designated for assignment after Tuesday’s loss. … Detroit’s Gary Sheffield (shoulder) started for the first time since Aug. 1. … Navarro has hit four homers in his last 14 games after just getting just one in his first 66. … Polanco extended his errorless streak at second base to 140 games, three short of Luis Castillo’s major league record.

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