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This is a resilient bunch, Jim Leyland said after injuries robbed his team of outfielders Delmon Young and Magglio Ordonez, and the Detroit manager wasn’t just talking about his banged-up Tigers, who nearly lost designated hitter Victor Martinez Tuesday night.
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