▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁swe ep . ▁Since ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season , ▁the ▁So x ▁have ▁won ▁ 2 3 ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁ 2 5 ▁games ▁when ▁they ▁hit ▁grand ▁sl am ( s ). ▁ ▁The ▁So x ▁concluded ▁the ▁month ▁by ▁taking ▁two ▁out ▁of ▁three ▁from ▁the ▁struggling ▁Tw ins . ▁The ▁So x ▁finished ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁August ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 6 – 1 2 ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁losing ▁home ▁record ▁( 7 – 9 ) ▁but ▁a ▁winning ▁road ▁record ▁( 9 – 3 ). ▁ ▁September ▁The ▁So x ▁began ▁the ▁month ▁by ▁getting ▁swe pt ▁in ▁the ▁Motor ▁City ▁by ▁Tig ers , ▁which ▁increase ▁the ▁So x ▁def ic it ▁of ▁Detroit ▁from ▁ 5 ½ ▁to ▁ 8 ½ ▁games . ▁In ▁that ▁series , ▁the ▁So x ▁were ▁out sc ored ▁ 3 5 – 1 1 ▁in ▁a ▁three - game ▁series ▁including ▁an ▁ 1 8 – 2 ▁loss ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁game . ▁The ▁So x ▁went ▁to ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁three ▁games ▁of ▁a ▁four - game ▁series ▁and ▁then ▁lost ▁the ▁last ▁game ▁that ▁would ▁otherwise ▁been ▁their ▁first ▁four - game ▁swe ep ▁in ▁Minnesota ▁ever . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁game ▁of ▁this ▁series ▁( second ▁game ▁of ▁a ▁double header ), ▁ro ok ie ▁Zach ▁Stewart ▁fl irt ed ▁with ▁perfect o ▁as ▁he ▁retired ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 1 ▁T win ▁bat ters ▁he ▁faced