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Countdown of the Tigers Top 10 Moments of the Season Cont…6-5

Found October 18, 2011 on Detroit Sports 360: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jose Valverde,  Todd Jones,  Sergio Santos,  Austin Jackson,  Ryan Raburn,  Miguel Cabrera
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers,  Chicago White Sox

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Part 3 of the Top 10 Moments of the Detroit Tigers Regular Season. 5. Jose Valverde Breaks Records: Pap Grande as they call him, Jose Valverde broke two records this year. The first record he broke was the most consective saves in Tigers franchise history. He would pass former Cy Young and MVP Willie Hernandez, who saved 32 straight in 1984, with 49 straight saves of his own. Valverde also beat Todd Jones for most saves by a Tigers closer in a season. 6. Raburn and Cabrera Homer in the 9th: On Setember 3, the Chicago White Sox were batting for their lives. Coming into the series 5.5 back and floating at .500. The Tigers would take the first game of the series 8-1. In game two, the White Sox would come out swinging. They would go up 8-0, but the Tigers would rally. The Tigers would come into the ninth inning trailing 8-6. Sergio Santos would get the first out, Austin Jackson would triple, then Ryan Raburn would hit the tying homerun, giving the Tigers new life. Delmon Young would s...
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