>> harold: a nice transition to the tigers. you don't see that often. >> tom: give him credit. he worked hard in the off-season. dropped about 15 or 20 pounds. he knew he was going to a bigger park at detroit than what he had in texas. in order to get back to a guy who sprayed the ball around. had gas power, as opposed to texas, such a back leg hitter. let it fly in that ballpark, with the home run ball. >> joe: you see the numbers and what kinsler's done in the american league, with now the detroit tigers, long time with the texas rangers. braden phillips has done his damage in the national league. he's hurt. yadier molina had surgery on his right thumb. and within hours, it was brandon phillips having surgery on a left thumb. and that's a big piece of the puzzle not there for the reds. ramirez, at second. two out. 1-2, the count. spoiled the pitch. >> harold: that right there is something that he was not doing last year. he didn't really look to shoot a ball at the right side. and that would have been a pitch he would never be able to fall off. just stayed in there and bunt that off for another pitch. >> tom: saw abreu on-deck. kimbrel is finding a way to extending this inning. >> joe: fourth all-star game for kinsler. he checked his swing. he went. and the inning is over. so, kimbrel pitches a scoreless seventh. we go into the eighth inning in minneapolis, at target field. national league will bat. down two. 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but they know about this makeup from the time he was in high school and they drafted him. off the charts. >> joe: the count, 1-2, with frazier on-deck. home run threat. a guy who has 20. one on, one out. fouled left side. that's a good rip by rizzo. >> harold: he had a battle with cancer. they love his personality, his makeup, and the toughness to get through that. that's why they kept trading for him. they knew the potential was there. you spend time around him, one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. >> joe: a strikeout for out number two. rizzo goes down swinging, two out in the eighth. >> tom: fastball above the hands. he can live on the fastball alone. it creates a nice angle. >> joe: we'll have a pitching change. john farrell will go to his bullpen. fernando rodney ready to go. todd frazier, right-handed batter, coming up, in a two-run game. you dream as a little guy that you are going to be out there playing on these big fields. i'll remember it the rest of my life. earlier that day in franklin, wisconsin. some regular guys were getting ready for their weekly game. but what they weren't ready for was a surprise from pepsi. today's game is going to happen at an alternative location. where do you guys think we are going? 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