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Polanco has go-ahead RBI as Tigers beat slumping Angels

Associated Press

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jarrod Washburn realized he owed his first victory for the Detroit Tigers almost entirely to the steady bats and spectacular gloves behind him. Curtis Granderson and Placido Polanco hit back-to-back triples in the seventh inning, with Polanco driving in the go-ahead run in the Tigers' 5-3 victory over the slumping Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. With almost none of his usual control, movement or velocity, Washburn (9-7) yielded eight hits over six resilient innings. The ...

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