PREGAME: It will be Nate Robertson and Fausto Carmona today as the Tigers try to extend their lead to 5 games. The Twins have an off day so there is no need to scoreboard watch.
Carmona has been inconsistent to say the least this season. He got so bad he was bumped al the way down [...]
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