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Flaherty punched out 10, while the Tigers defense continued to punch themselves in the face.

Jack Flaherty spun a really good game, and the Tigers bats continued to heat up on a chilly night in the Twin Cities. However, the defense continued to leak runs like a sieve, and the Tigers needed ninth inning heroics from Wenceel Perez to earn a 5-4 victory on Friday night.

Both offenses came out hot in this one. Mark Canha led off in this one with Riley Greene...

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