Detroit 7, Cleveland 5: Why the Tigers won Friday
At Comerica Park ■ WHAT HAPPENED: The Tigers beat the Indians, and Ubaldo Jimenez, again. Justin Verlander won his fourth consecutive game for his eighth win. He pitched seven innings, allowing three...
View ArticleSwisher struggles, Indians lose 7-5 to Tigers and fall 3½ out in AL Central
DETROIT — Nick Swisher stepped to the plate as the tying run in the ninth inning and grounded out weakly. That was the end of a rough game for Cleveland’s first baseman. Swisher went 0 for 4 and made...
View ArticleVerlander, Tigers beat Indians 7-5 in series opener, lead AL Central by 3½...
DETROIT — Justin Verlander pitched seven solid innings, Victor Martinez homered and the Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland 7-5 on Friday night to take a 3½-game lead over the Indians atop the AL Central....
View ArticleDetroit 7, Cleveland 5: V-Mart leads Tigers, despite Valverde's 9th-inning...
Victor Martinez was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and two runs scored as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians, 7-5, tonight at Comerica Park. Justin Verlander (8-4) pitched seven innings,...
View ArticleDetroit 7, Cleveland 5: Tigers DH Victor Martinez's bat heating up
It was an unseasonably cool June evening Friday in Detroit. But Victor Martinezs bat was in midsummer form. Martinez keyed the Tigers offense with three hits, including his fifth home run, and fell...
View ArticleMartinez lifts Tigers past Indians
DETROIT It was an unseasonably cool June evening Friday in Detroit. But Victor Martinez's bat was in midsummer form. Martinez keyed the Tigers' offense with three hits, including his fifth home run,...
View ArticleBad night for Ubaldo Jimenez in loss to Tigers
DETROIT -- If Ubaldo Jimenez ever considered quitting the Indians and baseball for a less exasperating job, like selling Ovaltine on the Strip or becoming a storm chaser, Friday would have been the...
View ArticleRecap: Detroit vs. Cleveland
Victor Martinez finished a triple shy of the cycle, going 3-for-4 with a solo homer and three runs scored in the Detroit Tigers' 7-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the opener of a three-game...
View ArticleSwisher struggles in Indians' 7-5 loss to Tigers
Nick Swisher stepped to the plate as the tying run in the ninth inning and grounded out weakly. That was the end of a rough game for Cleveland's first baseman. Swisher went 0 for 4 and made two errors...
View ArticleTigers beat Indians 7-5 in series opener
Justin Verlander pitched seven solid innings, Victor Martinez homered and the Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland 7-5 on Friday night to take a 3 1/2-game lead over the Indians atop the AL Central. Martinez...
View ArticleVerlander can't shake history in Tigers' loss to Indians, 7-6
DETROIT -- Contrary to all logic and reason, when the Detroit Tigers announced that Justin Verlander would be pitching Saturday night, fans everywhere should have known the Cleveland Indians were even...
View ArticleCleveland 4, Detroit 3 (10): Tigers' bullpen lets 'em down
Jose Valverde blew the save in the ninth, and Darin Downs yielded a run in the 10th as the Tigers dropped their second in a row to the Indians, 4-3, today at Comerica Park. Brayan Pena had three hits,...
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