28th
September
2006
Game 158: Tigers, Twins fall, Polanco homers
posted in Random, The Stretch Run, Toronto Blue Jays |The long ball ruled the day. Ten of the combined 11 runs in Detroit’s 7-4 defeat came on home runs. Both teams turned a couple timely double plays or the outcome might have been different. For the Tigers, Omar Infante pinch-hitting into a double play with runners on first and second and the team down by three was a key. Nate Robertson having a rare off day was another key. The bright spot was Placido Polanco hitting a homer after working the count. Man, again, it’s so nice to have him back.
The Twins lost, and remain one game (plus tiebreaker) behind the Tigers in the Central with four games left in the season. Detroit’s magic number is 3. In other important news, the Yankees won and will almost certainly clinch home field.
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