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Tigers clip A's behind Raburn's two homers

Associated Press

Friday, August 21, 2009

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ryan Raburn quickly made up for a defensive blunder with his second homer of the night. Raburn homered in his first two at-bats, Edwin Jackson pitched six strong innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Friday night. Raburn played Ryan Sweeney's hit in the second into a double, which eventually led to the A's scoring the tying run. His third-inning homer broke the tie for good. "I told him 'You're plus one so far," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "H ...

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