Major League Roundup: Indians Beat Tigers to Boost Central Lead
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Pinch-hitter Kenny Loftonâs infield single against Joel Zumaya broke a scoreless tie with two outs in the 10th inning yesterday, and the Cleveland Indians went on to beat the host Detroit Tigers, 3-1.
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Jhonny Peralta homered and drove in three runs to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Saturday night.
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The Detroit Tigers had everything lined up to take command of the AL Central race. They had a five-run lead against their favorite opponent and simply blew it.
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J.D. Drew hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the first inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-1 lead over the Cleveland Indians after two innings in Game 6 of the AL championship series Saturday night.
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Rookie Justin Verlander outpitched C.C. Sabathia, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1 Wednesday to continue their domination of the AL Central.
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Casey Blake had a two-run single in the seventh Tuesday to spark the Cleveland Indians to a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
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Mike Maroth pitched splendidly into the seventh, and Dmitri Young and Brandon Inge homered to give the Detroit Tigers a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.
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The Cleveland Indians rallied for five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday, pulling off an 8-5 victory over the slumping Oakland A's.
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The Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels sealed American League division titles with solid pitching performances on Sunday.
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Scott Baker pitches six strong innings and the Twins beat the Indians, 6-1, onÃÂ Sunday to move within one game of the Tigers in the AL Central.
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Casey Blake homeres in the 11th inning Tuesday night to give Cleveland a 5-4 victory over the Tigers, the Indians' sixth straight win.
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The Cleveland Indians completed a three-game sweep of the reeling Twins on Wednesday, beating Minnesota 6-2 for their 11th win in 12 games.
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CLEVELAND -- C.C. Sabathia upgraded his Cy Young resume and Cleveland finished declawing the Detroit Tigers with a 4-2 win on Wednesday that completed a three-game sweep and reduced the Indians' magic number for clinching the AL Central to three.
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The surging Cleveland Indians complete another sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-2 victory Wednesday.
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Travis Hafner is starting to hit again, and that makes the Cleveland Indians' offense even more dangerous. Hafner homered and drove in four runs, Victor Martinez finished with three RBIs and the Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 11-5 Thursday night to improve baseball's best home record to 18-4.
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David Dellucci singled home the winning run with two outs to cap a five-run ninth as the Cleveland Indians rallied past the Detroit Tigers 12-11 Friday night.
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The Detroit Tigers had everything lined up to take command of the American League Central race. They had a five-run lead against the lowly Kansas City Royals . . . and simply blew it.