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CHICAGO -- Miguel Cabrera reached 300 home runs with the Tigers, Justin Verlander eclipsed 200 strikeouts on the season and Francisco Rodriguez moved into fourth place on the career saves list.Yet it took Justin Upton coming through in the clutch for a second straight day to keep Detroit tied for the final AL playoff spot.Upton hit a three-run home run in the 11th inning and the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Monday for their 11th win in 14 games.Chris Beck (1-1) issued consecutive two-out walks to Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez before Upton crushed a 1-2 fastball to right for his 21st home run. It was his second game-winning homer in two days after connecting in the eighth inning Sunday against Kansas City.Thats what you live for, man, Upton said. Thats what you play the game for, the big moment when you can help your team out.Detroits hot streak has coincided with Uptons tear. He has eight home runs in 14 games.Ive been on time a lot more, Upton said. Im giving myself a better opportunity to see the ball and put good swings on it.Cabrera homered twice and had four hits off Chris Sale, and Verlander struck out 11 in seven innings as the Tigers stayed tied with Baltimore for the second AL wild card.Cabrera became the fourth player to reach 300 homers with the Tigers with a liner to right in the first. He secured his fifth multihomer game of the season with a drive to left-center in the third, his 31st of the season.Hes probably one of the most elite right-hand hitters in the history of the game, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. He continues to hit. Hes got a tremendous, mechanically-sound swing and hes extremely strong.Cabrera also singled and doubled for his sixth four-hit game of the season. He had all but two of the hits allowed by Sale, who struck out eight and walked none in eight innings.Alex Wilson (2-0) gave up one hit in the 10th and Rodriguez allowed a run in the 11th before securing his 39th save. He moved past John Franco for fourth on the saves list with 425.Verlander allowed eight hits and saw his chance for a 15th win dashed when former Tigers catcher Alex Avila tied it with a solo homer in the seventh. It was Avilas second homer off Verlander in five days.For whatever reason, catchers tend to hit the guys theyve caught for a long time pretty well, Verlander said.It was the second Verlander-Sale matchup in a week. Neither ace factored in the decision in Detroits 3-2 win Wednesday, either. The White Sox again failed to support Sale and fell to 2-8 in his last 10 starts.Chicago has gone 42-62 since beginning 23-10.It falls on us mostly, Sale said. You just have to look yourself in the mirror and say, `What do we have to do to change it?TRAINERS ROOMTigers: 2B Ian Kinsler (finger) didnt start but pinch ran in the 11th. ... CF Cameron Maybin (thumb) returned after a five-game absence. ... RHP Jordan Zimmermann (neck) allowed seven runs -- two earned -- and six hits in 4 2/3 innings in a rehab start for Toledo. ... RHP Mike Pelfrey (back) was activated off the disabled list and moved to the bullpen. I get it, he said. Everybody in the rotation is throwing well.White Sox: Manager Robin Ventura said shutting down struggling RHP James Shields (back) is possible. Shields has allowed a major league high-tying 35 homers.CABRERAS MILESTONECabrera joined Al Kaline (399), Norm Cash (373) and Hank Greenberg (306) in Detroits 300-homer club. Cabrera has 439 career home runs.SIT DOWNVerlanders first-inning strikeout of Melky Cabrera gave him 200 in a season for the sixth time in his career and the first time since 2013.Reports of his demise were premature, Ausmus said.NICE CATCHChicagos Cabrera robbed Maybin of a leadoff home run with a leaping grab at the left-field wall.UP NEXTWhite Sox RHP Miguel Gonzalez (2-6, 4.05 ERA) returns from a groin injury Tuesday night to make his first start since Aug. 11. LHP Matt Boyd (5-2, 4.00) will be recalled from Triple-A to start for the Tigers. Air Max 90 Australia Sale . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. Nike Air Max 90 Cheap Wholesale . 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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- For the New England Patriots, much about this year has felt like a trip down the rabbit hole.It started at the end of last season when they were overpowered in Januarys AFC Championship game loss to the Denver Broncos.That was followed by quarterback Tom Bradys decision this spring to end his long Deflategate fight and accept a four-game suspension that will begin at the start of this season.It set the stage for one of the oddest preseasons of Bradys career. One that saw the 39-year-old take a backseat to backup Jimmy Garoppolo while Brady prepared to miss his first regular-season start since 2008.A torn left ACL in the season opener that year rendered him unable to play. This time hes a healthy, forced spectator.I think thats a good word -- `uncharted, Brady said of his situation for the first month of the season. So well just do the best we can do.It has put the keys of one of the AFCs top franchises in the hands of Garoppolo, a first-time starter. But there are even more unknowns about a team that enters the season dealing with more issues than it has been accustomed to during the Bill Belichick era.Its out of our control, Belichick said of the prospect of being without Brady. Were not worried about it, were moving forward. Control what we can control and do what we can do.Garoppolo will become just the third opening day starter at quarterback that the Patriots have had since 1996.Ive prepared like this for the last two years, so I think thats a big stepping stone for me and definitely helped out, he said.It wont be that easy.In addition to Bradys absence, the Patriots will be without captain and defensive end Rob Ninkovich after he received a four-game ban for violating the NFLs policy on performance enhancing substances. Thats on top of the reported triceps issue that sidelined him early during camp.There are also unknowns on the offensive side of the ball that could affect New Englands early production.Tight end Rob Gronkowski, the offensive centerpiece, has been limited with an undisclosed issue, and he never saw preseason action. Receiver Danny Amendola also didnt appear in any preseason games as he continues to work his way back from knee and ankle surgeries.Then theres running back Dion Lewis, who looked to be on his way back from tearing his left ACL in November, but will start the season on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.It has left little margiin for error for a team that opens the season against defending NFC West division winner Arizona, and also includes division matchups with Miami in Week 2 and Buffalo in the final game before Brady can return.ddddddddddddSafety Devin McCourty said it would be incumbent on the veterans to carry the leadership duties with Brady out.I think its going to be a true team effort to try to replace what hes built here and what hes been able to do, week in and week out, McCourty said.Here are some other things to watch for from the Patriots this season:VETERAN SECONDARY: One unit that enters the season intact is the secondary, led by McCourty, Malcolm Butler, Patrick Chung and Logan Ryan. Butler started all 16 regular-season games last season at left cornerback, McCourty and Chung each started 14 at safety, and Ryan had 14 starts at right cornerback. They will be counted on to lead a defense that allowed just 19.7 points per game and had 21 turnovers.O-LINE FOCUS: Offensive line improvement was a priority after New England allowed Brady to be sacked 38 times in 2015. There will be a new look. The Patriots released center Bryan Stork and have elevated second-year lineman David Andrews. Rookie Joe Thuney, a third-rounder, will likely get the nod at left guard. Nate Solder should start at left tackle and Marcus Cannon at right tackle with Sebastian Vollmer beginning the year on the PUP list. Right guard should fall to Jonathan Cooper, who arrived from Arizona as part of the Chandler Jones trade.ROOKIE WATCH: Cyrus Jones, the Patriots top pick in the draft, lived up to billing this preseason. In addition to establishing himself as a viable third cornerback with an interception and fumble recovery, he had several long punt returns to give New England more options on special teams.CHASING HISTORY: The Patriots have a chance to pass the Oakland Raiders as the only team to advance to six straight conference championship games. The Raiders run from 1974-78 included a Super Bowl title in 1977. New England has an opportunity to add its second Super Bowl crown since its run of five straight AFC title game appearances began in 2012.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Kyle Hightower on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/khightower ' ' '