AL Wrap: Monroe Drives in Five Runs as Tigers Rout Royals
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Craig Monroe homered twice to plate  five runs and carry the Detroit Tigers to a 9-1 road win over  the Kansas City Royals in the only scheduled American League  game Monday.
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Placido Polanco drove in three runs, Jeremy Bonderman pitched six solid innings and the Detroit Tigers held off the Toronto Blue Jays for a 4-3 victory Tuesday night, keeping their lead in the AL Central.
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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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Ivan Rodriguez drove in five runs in the final two innings and the Detroit Tigers rallied from a six-run deficit to beat Kansas City 13-8 Thursday, handing the Royals their 13th straight loss.
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A five-run sixth dooms Washington as the Detroit Tigers complete a punishing sweep of the Nationals with an 8-4 win Wednesday.
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Michael Cuddyer and Lew Ford homered and drove in three runs apiece to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 Saturday.
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Mark Teahen hit a two-run homer to highlight a six-run fourth inning and the Kansas City Royals held off the Chicago White Sox 7-5 Friday night.
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Travis Hafner and Victor Martinez singled home runs with two out in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
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Eric Munson hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
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Sean Casey hit a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Friday night to take a 1 1/2-game lead over Minnesota in the AL Central.
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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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Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer in   the first inning and the Detroit Tigers later scored four runs   in the seventh to knock off the Seattle Mariners 6-2 in   American League play on Monday in Detroit.
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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 lost second baseman Placido Polanco to a shoulder injury that caused Ivan Rodriguez to play second base, then beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 Tuesday night on Craig Monroe's ninth-inning pop single.
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Ivan Rodriguez hit a game-winning two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off struggling reliever Fausto Carmona to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.
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Runs were tough to come by for the Detroit Tigers as their AL Central lead dwindled to one game. That changed big time in one inning Friday night and their lead in the division doubled. Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer in an eight-run fourth inning and Brandon Inge had a grand slam in the sixth in a 17-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
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The Detroit Tigers were rusty on Monday after two days off, but they didn&#39;t make as many miscues as their opponents. Therefore, the Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-3.