Alex Avila's controversial double helps push Tigers past Twins

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    Alex Avila's double rattled along the short fence near the left-field line before the ball bounced up toward a fan standing in a small seating area jutting out toward the field.

    The umpires halted play, conferred briefly and then made the game's decisive call: fan interference and a run for the Tigers.

    Jhonny Peralta was allowed to score from first on the play, breaking an eighth-inning tie, and Detroit went on to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Monday. There was considerable dispute over whether someone interfered with the ball or whether it simply bounced out of play and hit someone, but the end result was a victory for the Tigers and yet another difficult loss for Minnesota.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310530106&teams=minnesota-twins-vs-detroit-tigers
     

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