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Bats
Bullpen
help
Tigers
close
gap on
division-leading
White
sox with
7-4 win
By Sam
Ali /
Tell Us
Detroit-Sports
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
It was a
hot
Friday
night at
Comerica
Park.
The only
thing
hotter
than the
weather
was the
Tigers
offense
and
bullpen.
And with
the
start of
a
crucial
weekend
series
with
division-leading
Chicago
White
Sox, it
couldn't
have
come at
a better
time.
The
Tigers
began
strong
when
Miguel
Cabrera
hit a
two-run
homer in
the
bottom
of the
first.
Later on
in the
fourth,
with the
game
tied at
three,
Johnny
Peralta
hit his
eleventh
home run
of the
year to
give the
Tigers
the 4-3
lead.
After
the
White
Sox tied
the game
in
sixth,
Delmon
Young
hit a
three
RBI
double
in the
seventh
to give
the
Tigers a
lead
they
would
not
relinquish.
Young
has
enjoyed
a strong
August
that
seems to
keep
getting
better.
"I just
try to
go out
there
and play
my
best,"
Young
said,
"Whether
I get on
base or
drive in
runs,
you need
to make
big
plays."
The
bullpen
did
their
job in
the
final
two
innings.
Joaquin
Benoit
struck
out
three
straight
in the
eighth
and Jose
Valverde
closed
the door
in the
ninth to
get
Detroit
within
two
games of
first
place in
the
division.
"It's
going to
be a
tough
month
for us
but we
got to
keep
playing
our best
and hope
for the
best,"
said
manager
Jim
Leyland.
The
Tigers
continue
their
series
with the
White
Sox when
Max
Scherzer
faces
off
against
Francisco
Liriano
Saturday
eveing
at
Comerica
Park.
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