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ATLANTA, June 27 (UPI) -- Brennan Boesch homered and drove in three runs Sunday and the Detroit Tigers pounded Atlanta 10-4 in an inter-league match-up.
Boesch got an RBI single in the fourth to put the Tigers up 2-0 and then delivered a two-run clout an inning later for an 8-2 advantage, helping Detroit avoid a sweep in its three-game series at Turner Field.
Austin Jackson went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored, and Gerald Laird contributed three hits and knocked in a run for the victors.
Justin Verlander (9-5) pitched seven strong innings for Detroit, surrendering four runs on six hits.
Atlanta starter Tommy Hanson (7-5) was roughed up for five earned runs on eight hits before being knocked out after 3 2/3 innings.
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 2 (UPI) --
Minnesota Vikings fullback Jerome Felton was out on bail Saturday after being arrested for driving while intoxicated, jail records indicate.
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NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Valerie Bertinelli said she wants to lose five pounds so she can again fit into the green bikini she once donned on the cover of People magazine.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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