Game 31: Not .500 yet

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Twins 4 Tigers 1 Recap: So, we had a pichers’ duel to watch for the first five innings. The Twins were up 1-0, then 2-0, in a pretty close game. Then Craig Monroe hit a home run off Justin Verlander in the sixth inning and it was 4-0. Well, the Tigers managed to score a run off Twins reliever Pat Neshek when Curtis Granderson homered, but they couldn’t string together any ... [link]

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Game 32: Tigers (14-17) at Twins (15-14)
Published 5/4/2008 by Ian Casselberry at Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts
... With Gary Sheffield already scheduled to sit out today's game, and Leyland wanting to give Ryan Raburn a start, Leyland might switch Magglio Ordonez to DH today and play Raburn in right field.  It seems like he has to try something, because as Kurt pointed out at Mack Avenue Tigers, Detroit struggles against really good pitching, and they'll see more of it this afternoon at the Metrodome. ...

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