DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus isn't a huge fan of a crowded clubhouse. Even before Tuesday's game, he said the last round of call-ups that joined the team recently was about as expanded a roster as he was willing to go. But, he had to be happy to have the extra bodies around Tuesday for the club's 13-inning marathon that spanned more than five hours and ended early Wednesday morning.

"I don't really remember much about it," Ausmus said when asked to reflect on the team's 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

There might be a lot purged from memory after a fair amount of sloppiness from both sides in a game that had a little bit of everything: balks, errors, a carousel of pitchers and what seemed like an instant replay camera that couldn't stop panning in on Rajai Davis.

It was Davis' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 13th inning that brought the game to an end, and it seemed only fitting considering how many key plays he figured into -- in the field, on the basepaths and at the plate.

"We came out on top, so I'm going to go ahead and be satisfied with the outcome of the game," said Davis, who finished with two hits, two RBIs, one home run, three strikeouts and an error (not to mention cameos in four instant replays).

Just one day after a two-homer game that propelled the Tigers to a 5-4 win in the series opener, Davis smacked a solo shot as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the third inning. That would seem a distant memory, though, by the time the game ended.

So would Matt Boyd's solid bounce-back outing, in which he gave up just three runs on three hits and finished with five strikeouts in five innings of work. And the 89 mph cutter that smoked catcher James McCann in the head, fortunately resulting in no ill effects. And Andrew Romine's game-tying two-run RBI single in a wild sixth inning that allowed the Tigers to rally from a 5-1 deficit.

It's unlikely Bruce Rondon's blown save will be forgotten, however, as the struggling closer got himself into trouble for the second straight night; of the first four batters Rondon faced, two walked and one singled before he surrendered the game-tying run in the top of the ninth.

Nope, that seems like something Tigers fans will remember, both for the rest of this season and going forward as the team searches for someone to fill that role. Ausmus, for the record, didn't have the energy or desire to go there.

"I'm not really going to pontificate on the rest of the year," he said.

The team got a good look at a lot of options out of the bullpen Tuesday night, with the Tigers exhausting almost every arm. The 10 pitchers used tied a team record. The only ones not summoned to the mound? Buck Farmer, Jeff Ferrell and Jose Valdez.

Drew VerHagen was probably the most impressive, giving up just one hit in a critical 2⅓ innings pitched.

"I liked when he was in the game," Davis said. "I felt really comfortable with him on the mound, throwing strikes, challenging hitters in and out of the zone."

Davis brought the game to a close in front of the loyal few that remained at Comerica Park, following a huge sacrifice bunt from Romine that advanced McCann to third and set up the game-ending run as the catcher tested outfielder Grady Sizemore's arm in left field.

"That's a team win," McCann said. "We needed every single guy to come out on top like that. I think we used 10 pitchers. Three different third basemen. It's September baseball at its best."

Hmm, "best."

Might not be the most accurate word to describe Tuesday's win. But it came to an end, finally, and as a weary-looking Ausmus left the dais following his postgame news conference, he had only this to say:

"Good night."