GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Brian Dozier, Twins
He turned a three-strikeout night into a triumph with a tying homer, then the winning run in the 11th.
BY THE NUMBERS
500 Consecutive games for Detroit's Prince Fielder, by far the longest active streak in the majors.
10 Strikeouts among the first 11 outs recorded by Justin Verlander.
1 Pinch hits by Ryan Doumit, an RBI double in the eighth inning, after going 0-for-11 this year
ON DECK
Scott Diamond tries to win his second straight start, as Detroit looks to clinch.
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