Detroit was trailing 8-1 in the 5th inning with Brad Penny surrendering 8 runs, 4 earned, on 10 hits in that time.
Then the rally began. The rally was paused by a rain delay (the same storms that led to the Michigan football game being ended early). It then reached its crowning glory with 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th on 2 home runs. Ryan Raburn tied the game at 8 with his 12th homer of the season . It scored Austin Jackson, who had led off the 9th with his 2nd triple of the game. Two batters later Miguel Cabrera ended it with his 25th home run of the season. All that off of a White Sox reliever who had not allowed a run in his last 30 appearances on the road, dating back to last season.
There were plenty of heroes. Austin Jackson was 4-5 with 2 triples. He scored twice and stole his 20th base. He's now 13-18 in his last 4 games with 3 triples, 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and 9 runs scored. He's pushed his batting average up to .259.
Delmon Young was 2-5 with his 4th Tiger home run and 2 RBIs. Wilson Betemit hit his 3rd Tiger home run. Miguel Cabrera added an RBI double before his walk-off home run. Jhonny Peralta also drove in a run.
The late offensive surge earned Luis Marte his first big league win. Marte pitched the top of the 9th. David Pauley also pitched 3 innings of one-hit ball prior to that, by far his best outing as a Tiger.
With the win Detroit gained another game on the White Sox and also a game on Cleveland. They now have a 6.5 game lead in the division and are a season high 15 games over .500 at 77-62.
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