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Ordonez ends 40-game homer drought in Tigers' win

Associated Press

Thursday, June 25, 2009

DETROIT -- Maybe the slump was in his hair. Magglio Ordonez ended a career-long drought without a homer by connecting on a go-ahead shot, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago Cubs 6-5 Thursday for their seventh straight victory. "It was huge for us," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. It had to be big for Ordonez, too, but the quiet player didn't talk to reporters after ending his 40-game skid without a homer. Ordonez had two hits Wednesday night in his first game since cutting his f ...

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