The ones that would sniff out ways to beat the opposition, and then scratch and claw out a win.
Tonight the Tigers did the ferreting, using fifteen singles and three sac flies, and some fine pitching from unlikely sources, to beat the Twins 8-1.
It was a game until the sixth inning, when the Tigers scored three. They plated three more in the seventh.
Rick Porcello gave the Twins one run in six-plus innings. Phil Coke and Ryan Perry finished, and gave Ben-Wah and Papa Shut 'Em Down the night off.
Tonight's game is the sixth consecutive Twins loss in which they've scored one run, equaling a franchise record for futility that covers them and the original Washington Senators.
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Tonight's game is the sixth consecutive Twins loss in which they've scored one run, equaling a franchise record for futility that covers them and the original Washington Senators.
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The Indians' 2-1 win over KC keeps the lead at 6 1-2 games.
Jim Thome went 0 for 4 and struck out twice.
The Indians estimate that, in the hours between last night's trade announcement and game time this evening, they sold over 10,000 tickets.
The Tribe fans' response reminds the old-timers of when the Indians brought Rocky Colavito back to Cleveland for the 1965 season, after a five year exile to Detroit and Kansas City.
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