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Tigers Had a Rough Night Beating the Red Sox

The team with the best record in baseball will not want to remember their last night on the ballpark. Placido Polanco, catcher for Detroit Tigers, suffered from a separated shoulder and Ivan Rodriguez had to replace him and play second base for the first time in his career. The Tigers eventually did prevail and win over the Red Sox 3-2, but clearly, that was not their night.

"It`s very sad, because we are all feeling so good right now," Polanco said. Detroit manager Jim Leyland commented on the incident and said, "You don`t replace a guy like Polanco. This is one of those things that has to be digested. I`ll talk to the club about it, but we won`t make excuses."

Rodriguez with his 2,256 major and minor league games, has never played second base before, but had to take on in for the team. "I knew right away," Rodriguez said, adding that he played second in Little League and third before turning pro. "I`ve taken groundballs throughout the season, so if the team needs me, I`m ready."