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August 8, 2009

Tigers score 6 in 1st, hold off Twins (AP)

Detroit Tigers' Alex Avila(notes) rounds third base after hitting a two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, in Detroit. Avila went 2-for-4 with four RBI's in the Tigers 10-8 win.

Miguel Cabrera and Alex Avila homered in a six-run first inning and the Detroit Tigers held on for a 10-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. The first-place Tigers stretched their lead in the AL Central to 5 1/2 games over third-place Minnesota. It was Avila's first major league homer, and the son of Tigers' vice president and assistant general manager Al Avila finished with…

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