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Tigers pull ahead of Twins in eighth to avoid sweep

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers insist they haven't given up, though they are playing for little more than pride and perhaps their manager's job. Craig Monroe hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning to lift Detroit to a 4-2 win Wednesday over the Minnesota Twins. The Tigers avoided a three-game sweep after losing 11 of 13 this month. "I don't think anybody has quit, we're just going through a rough time," Monroe said. "We owe it to ourselves and our fans to pla ...

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