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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- An early warning from the plate umpire stopped any more trouble on the field between the Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers. It didnt seem to put an end to the ill will, though. Jeremy Hellickson earned his fifth June win and the Rays beat Detroit 3-1 Sunday in a game that got off to a tense start. Both benches were warned by umpire Vic Carapazza after Detroits Rick Porcello hit Ben Zobrist with a pitch in the first inning. Both dugouts stayed calm and nothing further developed. Rays manager Joe Maddon didnt particularly like seeing Zobrist get plunked. "I thought it was absolutely uncalled for, and hopefully the league will take a look at it," Maddon said. The Rays did not retaliate Sunday, but Maddon added "theres many more opportunities to play good, hard baseball, and we will." A day earlier, Miguel Cabrera yelled at the Tampa Bay dugout after he struck out in the 10th inning. Fernando Rodney had thrown a high-and-tight fastball before fanning the Tigers star. "I dont debate, this guy is outstanding," Maddon said of Cabrera. "Hes wonderful. I just wish he wouldnt cry so much." Zobrist walked to first base after being struck on the wrist with two outs and no one on base. "I just assumed it would happen today at some point because of what was said last night," Zobrist said. "I just said to one of the umpires on the way to first, I was like, Hey, that was intentional. You guys know it. I think we should do something about that. But they chose not to." Maddon pointed out that Jhonny Peralta took an in-tight pitch from Rodney on Sunday and there was no response. "Peralta got the same pitch that Cabrera got last night, with the same kind of a moment, and nobodys worried about Peralta," Maddon said. "So, if Im Jhonny Peralta, Im upset right now. Im not getting that same kind of reaction from everybody that Cabrera got last night. Overreaction, no reaction." Porcello said he was surprised by the warning. "I tried to throw a fastball in and it just got away from me," Porcello said. Before Sundays game, Detroit manager Jim Leyland said "thats history" when asked about the Cabrera incident. After Saturdays game, however, Leyland said: "Throwing in that area is not acceptable, and somebody pays the price for that throughout baseball. Thats just the way baseball is." "History repeated itself in the first inning," Maddon said. Leyland said "nobodys trying to hit anybody." "What do you want to talk about?" Leyland said. "Thats part of baseball. Guys get hit in baseball games. Thats nothing new. We got three guys hit last week, we hit a couple guys last week. Thats all part of the game. A guy got hit. Big deal." Hellickson (7-3) allowed one run over six-plus innings. He tied the team record for victories in one month held by Matt Moore, David Price and Scott Kazmir. "Thats outstanding," Maddon said. Rodney pitched the ninth for his 17th save. Cabrera hit his 25th homer this season for the Tigers, sending a shot into a fish tank beyond the wall. Porcello stumbled while in his delivery when facing Zobrist in the third and threw a pitch that landed well in front of the plate. Porcello (4-6) went six innings, allowing three runs and eight hits. Cabrera, booed before each of his at-bats, tied it at 1 with a fourth-inning homer that gave him a 15-game hitting streak. His drive was the second -- joining Luis Gonzalezs shot in 2007 -- to go into the fish tank just to the right of centre field that is home to a group of cownose rays. James Loney extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a double in the second and scored on a single by Jose Lobaton to put the Rays up 1-0. Lobaton drove in another run with a single during a two-run fourth that made it 3-1. Yunel Escobar had a bases-loaded walk in the inning. Hellickson left with the bases loaded and no outs in the seventh. Reliever Jake McGee bailed out the Rays starter by retiring three straight batters to end the threat. "That was unbelievable," Hellickson said. "To get out of that was pretty amazing." NOTES: Leyland, this years AL All-Star team manager, supports the idea that all teams have a player in the contest. "You can get a lot of arguments because its probably not a true All-Star team when you have to have somebody from every team, but I love the fact that every uniform is represented at the All-Star game," Leyland said. "I think thats really a nice touch." ... Rays 3B Evan Longoria (plantar fasciitis) missed his second consecutive game. ... Denny McLain, the majors last 30-game winner, was at the ballpark. He did it in 1968 with the Tigers. ... Cabrera went 1 for 4 and had his major league-best batting average drop two points to .373. Tom Waddle Womens Jersey . Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summers tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona. Jim McMahon Youth Jersey . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. https://www.bearssportsgoods.com/Womens-Walter-Payton-Inverted-Jersey/ . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Richard Dent Bears Jersey . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Bears Jersey . Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). Kickoff Week for the 2016 college football season is nothing less than epic. Peer into our crystal ball as we envision how it might play out.Kickoff Week for the 2016 college football season is nothing less than epic. Peer into our crystal ball as we envision how it might play out.by Ted MillerIllustrations by Greg Kletsel9/3/20167:30 a.m. ETHow about some Irish breakfast in bed?Boston College and Georgia Tech kick off in Dublin, Ireland. So that means one needs a full Irish breakfast: bacon, sausages, eggs, black-and-white pudding and Irish brown bread. Guinness is optional, though it might help you get into the spirit of things. Wonder how that outstanding Boston College defense will look without coordinator Don Brown -- now at Michigan with Jim Harbaugh -- against Paul Johnsons triple-option attack? OK, well have that Guinness. And maybe a Jameson chaser?Noon ETHarbaugh? Harbaugh! HARBAUGH!Upon hearing that Hawaii had traveled nearly 10,000 miles while opening its season against Cal in Australia on Aug. 26, then flying to Ann Arbor for its second game, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says in a pregame interview that he flies 10,000 miles everyday. Er, you mean walk 10,000 steps everyday? the reporter asks. No, Harbaugh barks. I just flew 10,000 miles. And, no, my arms arent tired.12:30 p.m. ETHoustons hoping for some posingHouston QB Greg Ward Jr. announces himself as a Heisman Trophy candidate and the Cougars as a potential Group of 5 force with two early touchdown passes against No. 3 Oklahoma. New College Football Playoff selection committee chair Kirby Hocutt calls former chair Jeff Long to see if he wants his old job back.1:15 p.m. ETOkay, not so fast, CougarsAnswering Ward Jr.s Heisman statement, Baker Mayfield leads the Sooners to 21 unanswered points against the Cougars and silences the NRG Stadium crowd. Hocutt lets out a deep breath and decides to have a Guinness.1:35 p.m. ETYour inspiration for the day (month? decade?)Panthers running back James Conner completes his comeback from Hodgkin lymphoma with a 12-yard touchdown run against Villanova. The crowd goes bonkers, and by crowd, we mean every single college football fan in this country.3:25 p.m. ETNo Lambeau Leaps, but Les will love the grass!LSU coach Les Miles samples the grass at Lambeau Field before his Tigers take on Wisconsin. Well, he says. I love the deep, traditional flavor and bouquet of Kentucky bluegrass, but the Desso GrassMaster synthetic reinforcement provides an unpleasant aftertaste.3:35 p.m. ETAnd now for your matchup of the day...Know the classic three-man showdown at the end of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly -- Blondie vs. Angel Eyes vs. Tuco? Thats UCLA QB Josh Rosen vs. Texas A&M defensive ends Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall. Or is it Rosen vs. Garrett vs. UCLA offensive tackle Conor McDermott? And who gets the winners line: You see in this world theres two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig? That, my friends, is why we watch.5 p.m. ETBreaking: Tiger runs over 11 BadgersLSU running back Leonard Fournette piles up 96 yards by halftime against the Badgers, thereby eclipsing what Wisconsins run defense yielded a season ago per game. New LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, the Badgers 2015 coordinator, tries not to look smug on the sidelines during much of the Tigers blowout victory.5:45 p.m. ETDear remote control, I love youPause for a moment, as you switch your attention from LSU-Wisconsin to UCLA-Texas A&M to North Carolina-Georgia and back again, to wonder how the world functioned before HD TV, the recall button on the remote, screen-within-a-screen, your phone doubling as a TV and giant monitors stacked upon one another. Sure, the wheel, internal combustion engine and telephone were great inventions, but devices that empowered the college football fan are the true signs of an advanced civilization.6:25 p.m. ETSaturday weather in Sumlinville: Hot and humidRosen throws the shovel to Garrett. You dig, he says. Actually, he throws four touchdown passes as the Bruins slip the homesteadinng Aggies, bringing about two Hot Takes: 1.dddddddddddd Rosen is a Heisman Trophy candidate; 2. Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin is our first big-time coach thrust upon the hot seat.7:10 p.m. ETMove along, nothing to see hereWait ? Rhode Island is playing Kansas! Must avert ? eyes.7:45 p.m. ETA-C-C! A-C-C!Breaking news: Kirby Smart isnt Nick Saban. Or, to be more fair, Georgia is not Alabama. With Nick Chubb still not fully Nick Chubb after a 2015 knee injury, and the Bulldogs offensive line unable to take advantage against a questionable North Carolina defensive front seven, the Tar Heels make a statement that the ACC is not just Clemson, Florida State and the 12 dwarfs.8:47 p.m. ETOuch, that glare is going to leave a markLane Kiffin has turned to stone on the Alabama sideline after a glare from Saban -- the Crimson Tide offensive coordinator petrified, his face captured with pursed lips while emitting a Whoops. After 10 consecutive running plays behind a dominant offensive line pushed Alabama to USCs 22-yard line, Kiffin opted to throw into the end zone to Calvin Ridley, but Cooper Batemans pass was intercepted by Adoree Jackson and returned 100 yards for a touchdown.8:50 p.m. ETHmm, what to do, Auburn fans?Jacksons interception return is replayed on the video board at Jordan-Hare Stadium while Auburn and Clemson enjoy a TV timeout. Tigers fans are flummoxed. They feel they should cheer against hated rival Alabama. But can they cheer for USC -- which stomped them in 2003, stole the 2004 national title from them and represents the hated, quinoa-eating, snobby Pac-12 -- against their SEC brethren? A vote is taken, and the general feeling is that it would be best if AT&T Stadium were sucked into the earth and neither program is heard from again.10:50 p.m. ETThe empire strikes back ? againSaban politely requests that AT&T Stadium officials turn off the Darth Vader Imperial March music that played as he entered his postgame news conference after a 35-20 victory over USC. He then quietly hums the tune to his Coke bottle before taking questions.MidnightNeed a thesaurus, asap, pleaseDeshaun Watson throws three touchdown passes and runs for another in a win at Auburn, and you ponder just how many adjectives relating awesomeness will be used to describe the Clemson QB over the course of the season. Or whether Clemson should allow him to don an orange cape during games.12:03 a.m. ETLate night with the Pac-12!Bedtime? Heck no! Pac-12 after dark!2:03 a.m. ETSo. Much. FootballYou stare bleary-eyed into the mirror. Going 20 or so hours with multiple reapplications of face paint has left you looking like a cross between Darth Maul and David Puddy in the 109th episode of Seinfeld. Its indescribably satisfying.7:30 p.m. ETWhat, you thought we were finished?You sleep all day. Not because you want to but because you owe it to college football. One mustnt be any less engrossed in Notre Dames visit to Texas than you were during peak form on Saturday.10:30 p.m. ETBevo, BBQ and Buecheles debutTexas wins! The Longhorns are back! Freshman QB Shane Buechele announces himself as the Next Big Thing, thereby earning the greatest honor Austin, Texas, can bestow: a front-of-the-line pass at Franklin Barbecue.8:10 p.m. ETCome on, pick yourself up off the matYou feel like Rocky getting off the canvas in the 14th round of his first fight with Apollo Creed. You say, It doesnt matter if this college football weekend opens my head. I just want to go the distance.10:56 p.m. ETDown goes the SEC!Florida State rolls over Ole Miss, giving the ACC a 3-0 record against the SEC on this epic opening weekend. The world has turned upside down. Whats next? Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together ? mass hysteria!11 p.m.Thats a wrap, everybodyIts over. Fin. Two words: total exhaustion.11:01 p.m.Or is it?Wait a second ? Louisville at Syracuse, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2, Friday, Sept. 9. That might be cool.by Ted MillerIllustrations by Greg Kletsel ' ' '