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Game thread: Tigers hold 5-3 lead over Twins in ninth

Matchup: Detroit Tigers (65-78) vs. Minnesota Twins (75-68).

Time/TV/radio: Second of a three-game series, Target Field, Minneapolis, 8:10 p.m., FSD, WXYT-FM (97.1; click here for radio affiliates).

First-pitch weather forecast: Partly cloudy, 78 degrees, 15% chance of rain (hour-by-hour updates).

Scheduled starting pitchers: RHP Alfredo Simon (12-9, 4.94 ERA) vs. RHP Phil Hughes (10-8, 4.49 ERA).

The skinny: While the Tigers may have lost the game Monday, 7-1, the bigger story surfaced after the final out, when it was announced that Anibal Sanchez won't pitch Wednesday.