Manny Delcarmen relieved Penny at the start of the seventh and wasted little time giving up two runs that tied the game at 5-5. Gerald Laird opened the inning with a double and was bunted to third. Delcarmen struck out Curtis Granderson, but Polanco kept fighting off Delcarmen's off-speed pitches until he got a fastball to rope into right field and make it a 5-4 game. Marcus Thames then hit a ball high off The Wall for a double that scored Polanco with the tying run.
After Delcarmen issued an intentional walk to Miguel Cabrera, Ramon Ramirez took over and got Carlos Guillen to pop up for the final out.
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