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Live Tigers blog: Bottom 5th: With rain coming, Tigers hold lead

Top 6th: Tigers go in order

The Tigers went down in order in the top of the sixth inning against White Sox starter James Shields. Justin Upton (left field), Jarrod Saltalamacchia (first base) and Mike Aviles (center field) all lined out. Going to the bottom of the sixth, the Tigers are holding a 2-1 lead. Mike Pelfrey will face Melky Cabrera, Jose Abreu and Justin Morneau in the sixth.

Bottom 5th: With rain coming, Tigers hold lead

Tigers starter Mike Pelfrey got his first strikeout with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning — getting Dioner Navarro swinging.