Clete Thomas homered with two outs in the ninth to give the Detroit Tigers a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. Baltimore led 5-0 with one out in the top of the first, but never scored again. The game was tied at 5 going into the ninth, and Danys Baez (4-5) retired the first two batters, but Thomas hit a 1-2 pitch into the shrubs above the fence in center.
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Raburn's single in 12th helps Tigers win (AP)
Ryan Raburn singled in the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and finished with three hits, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night. Jose Veras (4-2) walked Placido Polanco and Clete Thomas to open the 12th before striking out Miguel Cabrera and getting Carlos Guillen to foul out to third.