Tigers shut out O's, hold division lead
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Nate Robertson pitched eight strong innings, outdueling Kris Benson and giving the Detroit Tigers a 2-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.
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Carlos Guillen hit for the cycle and rookie Justin Verlander won his seventh consecutive decision to become the major leagues' first 14-game winner, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-4 on Tuesday night.
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The Detroit Tigers pulled off a major  upset by knocking the New York Yankees out of the playoffs with  an 8-3 win to clinch their best-of-five divisional series on  Saturday.
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Brandon Inge hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 5-4 win Friday night over Kansas City, maintaining their slim chances of making it back to the playoffs.
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The Detroit Tigers fought off their late-season slump and clinched their first playoff berth since 1987, scoring nine runs in the second inning yesterday and coasting to an 11-4 win over the Royals in Kansas City.
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The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers both had a chance to grab the lead in the AL Central with two games left. Neither team could take advantage of the opportunity.
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The Detroit Tigers handed Cleveland a 12-3 drubbing on Thursday and moved to within a game of the first-placed Indians in the American League Central.
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Even with shaky defense and just a couple runs of support, Kelvim Escobar was dominant enough to prevent the Detroit Tigers from breaking out of their slump.
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Mike Maroth pitched 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball Monday to help the Detroit Tigers to post a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
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Dmitri Young homered and matched his career high with five RBIs to power the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians 11-3 Tuesday night, stopping a four-game losing streak,
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The Detroit Tigers might be putting it together just in time to keep their postseason hopes alive. Curtis Granderson's homer put him in elite company and Justin Verlander gave up one run over eight innings as Detroit beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 Friday night for its first three-game winning streak in nearly two months.
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Timo Perez drove in three runs, Nate Robertson won for the first time in six starts and the Detroit Tigers started a crucial road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
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The Detroit Tigers had everything lined up to take command of the American League Central race. They had a five-run lead against the lowly Kansas City Royals . . . and simply blew it.
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The Detroit Tigers pulled off a major upset by knocking the New York Yankees out of the playoffs with an 8-3 win to clinch their best-of-five divisional series on Saturday.
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Placido Polanco drives in three runs as the Detroit Tigers hold off the Toronto Blue Jays for a 4-3 victory Tuesday, keeping their lead in the AL Central.
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Craig Monroe hit a three-run homer off Scott Proctor with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers avoided a doubleheader sweep by rallying past the New York Yankees 5-3 Wednesday night.
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The Texas Rangers snapped the Detroit Tigers' seven-game winning streak on Monday with an 8-3 pounding in the American League, ending Jeremy Bonderman's unbeaten run at 17 starts.