Detroit Tigers' Placido Polanco (14) congratulates teammate Marcus Thames (33) after Thames' hit a two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning of an baseball game Friday, July 3, 2009 in Minneapolis.(AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid) - AP MINNEAPOLIS — Placido Polanco hit a pair of extra-inning RBI singles, the second giving the Detroit Tigers the lead for good in an 11-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins in 16 innings Friday night. Polanco drove in a run in the top of the 14th inning off R.A. Dickey, but Michael Cuddyer's RBI single in the bottom half tied it at eight. With runners on second and third in the 16th, Polanco lined a single through the left side of a drawn-in infield, scoring Ramon Santiago with the go-ahead run. Ryan Raburn and Magglio Ordonez added insurance runs for the Tigers. Freddy Dolsi...
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