Miguel Cabrera led the team with six rbi while Matt Joyce was right behind him with five rbi.  Gary Sheffield had three rbi, Carlos Guillen two rbi, and Ivan Rodriguez chipped in with one rbi each.  Sheffield had a three run home run and Joyce had a two run shot in the game.

Starting pitcher Zach Miner tossed six shutout innings to pick up the win and improve to 4-3 on the season.  Freddy Dolsi did have some problems in the seventh inning as he allowed four hits and four runs to score.  Aquilino Lopez tossed the final two innings of the game without allowing a run to score.  So besides the four run eighth inning, the Tigers pitchers did a pretty good job.

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Nate Robinson was rocked in his four innings of action as he gave up 11 hits and six runs.  Robinson is now 6-7 on the season as he took the loss in the game.  Robinson was cruising along until the fourth inning when Craig Monroe hit a three run home run and then it was all down hill.

Zach Miner and Bobby Seay both tossed two innings of scoreless relief for the Tigers.

Marcus Thames hit a two run home run to lead the Tigers at the plate with two rbi.  Gary Sheffield also had a rbi double that scored Carlos Guillen in the eighth inning.  It just wasn’t the Tigers night at the plate even though they had ten hits in the game.

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Placido Polanco and Carlos Guillen both had rbi singles in the seventh inning and then pitch hitter Matt Joyce had a rbi triple and Curtis Granderson had a rbi single in the eighth inning as the Twins completed their come back.

Armando Galarraga pitched the first six innings of the game and gave up nine hits and four runs. Only three of the four runs were earned.  Galarraga struck out three batters and only walked one to get to the no decision in the game.  Casey Fossum pitched 1 1/3 innings to get the win and improve his record to 1-0.  Joel Zumaya pitched the final five outs of the game to record his first save of the season.  Zumaya did have runners on first and second with one out in the ninth inning but was able to get out of the jam.

Overall it was a good come from behind win for the Tigers.  They will now try to go up 2-0 as they play again on Tuesday night.

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Carlos Guillen led the Tigers at the plate with a three run home run off Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse in the fourth inning.  Curtis Granderson, Magglio Ordonez, and Sheffield all finished the game with one rbi each.  The Tigers had chances to score more runs in the game but they left 20 runners stranded on the bases.

Todd Jones improved to 3-0 as he picked up the win after pitching the top of the ninth inning.  Tigers starting pitcher Armando Galarraga pitched 4 2/3 innings and gave up eight hits and five runs.  Four of the five runs were earned for Galarraga.  Zach Miner and Joel Zumaya pitched the next three innings and they gave up a combined two runs and walked five batters.  Bobby Seay was finally able to get out of that mess by striking out the final batter in the top of the eighth inning.

The Tigers and Cardinals will now battle it out once again as they play the rubber match of the three game series this afternoon.  It will be a quick turn around for everyone so it will be interesting to see how they come out and play.  We could expect a sluggish came, and one where they players just want to get it over with.

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Placido Polanco and Carlos Guillen had two rbi each for the Tigers as the plate.  Polanco had a great day as he went 4-4 as well.  Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera both had one rbi in the game to help out at the plate.

Armando Galarraga picked up the win and is now 7-2 on the season.  Galarraga pitched very well as he lasted six innings.  He gave up seven hits but only two runs on the day.  Galarraga struck out five batters and walked two.

Freddy Dolsi pitched much better as he threw two innings on Wednesday and only allowed one hit while walking two batters.  Zach Miner finished things up in the ninth inning and ended the game without giving up a hit in the inning.

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Besides Thames going deep, Ryan Raburn also hit a pitch hit solo home run in the game.  Thames, Raburn, Placido Polanco, Carlos Guillen, and Jeff Larish all had one rbi each in the game for the Tigers.

It was Kenny Rogers getting the victory for the Tigers on the mound.  Rogers is now 5-4 after throwing seven inning and only giving up five hits and one run.  Zach Miner pitched a scoreless eighth inning before Todd Jones gave up three hits in the ninth inning but was finally able to end the game.

The Tigers have now won seven of their last eight games and have a 33-38 record as they try to get back to the .500 mark.

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Besides the home run from Cabrera, Carlos Guillen had the other rbi for the Tigers which came in the sixth inning.  In the sixth inning, Guillen singled in Edgar Renteria for the Tigers first run.

Tigers starting pitcher Kenny Rogers pitched the first eight innings and allowed four hits and one run.  Rogers pitched a very good game even though he got a no decision in the game.  Todd Jones who pitched the top half of the ninth inning picked up the win and is now 2-0.

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The Tigers batters got all over White Sox starting pitcher Javier Vazquez for five runs in the first six innings of the game.  Marcus Thames had a three run home run in the second inning and then Magglio Ordonez had a rbi single in the fifth inning and Carlos Guillen had a rbi triple in the sixth.

The Tigers will be going for the three game sweep over the White Sox on Thursday afternoon.  Kenny Rogers will take the mound for the Tigers and face off against Mark Buehrle of the White Sox.

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Nate Robertson fell to 3-6 on the season as he took the loss in the game.  Giving up eight hits, five runs, and three walks just didn’t get it done for Robertson who threw 6 1/3 innings.  The Tigers bullpen wasn’t any better however as they gave up another five runs in the game.

Freddy Dolsi got right back on the mound after last nights outing and gave up one run while only recording one out in the game.  Casey Fossum had the worst outing however as he gave up four runs without even recording an out!  Fossum, your old, you suck, please retire!  Aquilino Lopez pitched the final 1 1/3 innings and gave up three hits but zero runs.

Both of the Tigers runs came in the sixth inning as Carlos Guillen and Magglio Ordonez both recorded an rbi.  Guillen had a rbi single that scored Ryan Raburn and Ordonez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded that scored Curtis Granderson.

The Tigers will have a much needed off day on Thursday and then will get back to playing baseball on Friday when they begin a series with the Clevleand Indians.

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