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DETROIT - With runs at a premium and with his team needing a win to avoid being pushed to the brink in the American League Championship Series, Tigers manager Jim Leyland will make a significant lineup change for tonights Game 4 at Comerica Park. Austin Jackson, who hit lead off in all 127 regular season games he started and in each of the Tigers eight playoff games to date, will drop to the eighth spot in the order. "You dont always agree with me, and I dont always agree with you," said Leyland. "But I think this is one thing we both agree on, we had to do something. I thought we had to shake it up a little bit. I think most of the writers and the broadcasters and the media people agree that we had to do something." Jacksons struggled badly in the postseason. Hes 3-for-33 (.091) with just one extra base hit, a double, and two walks. His most ugly statistic is his 18 strikeouts, which include five in 13 at-bats against the Red Sox. Asked how he balanced making changes he felt were necessary with continuing to go with the players who got him this far, Leyland unequivocally threw his support behind his struggling centerfielder. "Im certainly not turning my back on Austin Jackson, hes in the lineup," said Leyland. "I think I need him in there for Fister. I think down in the bottom of the lineup it could help us. Weve got speed with Iglesias, Jackson and Infante. Is it going to help? I cant answer that." Jose Iglesias will draw back into the lineup at shortstop, pushing Jhonny Peralta out to left field. Leyland is looking for his best defensive alignment behind starter Doug Fister, a noted sinkerball pitcher who relies on groundball outs and double plays. Duncan Robinson Heat Jersey .com) - NFL owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Buffalo Bills. Bam Adebayo Heat Jersey . They have watched it from afar. 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Argentina winger Ezequiel Lavezzi and France midfielder Blaise Matuidi scored, with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic setting up both despite having a poor game by his high standards. Forward Eduardo gave Ajaccio the lead in the sixth minute after being set up by right winger Benjamin Andre, and the Corsican side looked comfortable in the first half, with the lively Johan Cavalli causing problems with his probing runs from midfield. "We were playing against a team fighting for survival. They created chances but so did we, so I think its a fair result," Matuidi said. "The pitch wasnt easy to play on either, it was very dry. It did bother us a bit. But lets not look for excuses -- the main thing is that we won and that we keep moving forward. "Its good to win and keep that gap. Weve shown that well be there (at the end) and we wont give up." Lille can overtake Monaco and move into second place if it beats Reims at home on Sunday. After striker Edinson Cavani missed two chances, PSG cut through Ajaccios defence easily for the equalizing goal in the 41st. Cavani collected the ball in midfield from Ibrahimovic, turned and passed to Matuidi, whose pass released Ibrahimovic behind the defence and his cross from the right gave Lavezzi a comfortable finish from close range. Ibrahimovic made a sloppy start to the second half, and it was a rare sight to see him casually giving possession away several times, evven failing with one easy cross from the left as he let the ball slip away from him.dddddddddddd Ajaccio almost regained the lead in the 68th when Cavallis fine pass released Eduardo, and his shot from the right side of the penalty area forced goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu into a low save. Shortly after, coach Laurent Blanc made two changes as he tried to spark some life into his listless team -- taking off centre half Alex and bringing on playmaker Javier Pastore, and replacing Lavezzi with winger Lucas Moura. Blanc switched to a 4-4-2 formation and Cavani moved in from the right to join Ibrahimovic in attack. Moments later, PSG scored after a brilliant piece of skill from Pastore. The Argentine dragged the ball back and turned to hit a swerving pass over the Bastia defence. Ibrahimovic rose at the back post to head the ball down and Matuidi sprinted in to turn the ball past goalie Guillermo Ochoa. "Even though they had a lot of possession, I think we were hanging in there and looked solid, but that goal hurt us," centre half Ricardo Faty said. Eduardo went close in the 83rd when he slid in at the back post, but his shot hit the side-netting, and midfielder Paul Lasne headed wide when well placed after running onto Eduardos cross from the left. Ochoa made a great reflex save with his left foot to deny Cavani in the last minute. Later Saturday, it was: Bordeaux vs. Toulouse; Guingamp vs. Saint-Etienne; Lyon vs. Sochaux; Rennes vs. Nice, and Valenciennes vs. Bastia. In Sundays other games, Marseille goes to Evian and Nantes faces Lorient. Monaco was held to a 1-1 draw at Montpellier on Friday. ' ' '