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Tigers power way to Game 1 victory over Twins, Gardenhire ejected

Minneapolis — If you were told one Tigers hitter accounted for 868 feet of home runs in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, who would you guess it was?

Miguel Cabrera? Nick Castellanos? Christin Stewart? Big John Hicks?

Try Ronny Rodriguez.

Rodriguez, the Tigers' home run leader this season, hit a pair of second-deck shots Saturday and had the Tigers in a position to win the opener of this make-up doubleheader.

But it was a line drive home run in the top of the ninth inning by Hicks that did the trick in the Tigers 5-3 win over the Twins.