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Chris McCosky

Tigers cash in on Twins' mistake en route to victory in series opener

DETROIT — The Tigers kept finding ways to push runs across the plate Monday.

There's a sentence you haven't read much this season, but they rallied out of an early hole, took advantage of a fatal defensive miscue and beat the Central Division-leading Minnesota Twins 7-5 in the first of a five-game, four-day set at Comerica Park.

Tiger shortstop Javier Baez fields a chopper hit by the Twins' Gary Sanchez, then throws out Jorge Polanco at second base, for the third out of the third inning Monday at Comerica Park in Detroit.

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