Indians knock around Verlander, Tigers
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If they're not careful, the Detroit Tigers are going to get caught by their tails. Rookie Joe Inglett's two-run triple off Justin Verlander highlighted Cleveland's six-run fifth inning that sent the Indians to an 8-5 win Saturday night over the Tigers, who have lost four straight and maybe their stranglehold on the AL Central.
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Justin Verlander made Comerica Park history &#151; with a big assist from his shortstop.
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Justin Verlander shut down the New York Yankees while the Detroit Tigers roughed up Mike Mussina and a couple of relievers in their highest-scoring game this the season.
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Gary Sheffield, Carlos Guillen, and Placido Polanco hit homers off C.C. Sabathia yesterday, giving the Detroit Tigers a 12-3 win over the visiting Cleveland Indians and contributing to the All-Star pitcher's worst game of the year.
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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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Rookie Jeremy Sowers won his third straight start with six solid innings, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 4-2 win over the suddenly staggering Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
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CLEVELAND -- Jason Michaels hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians held off the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Thursday.
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Justin Verlander overpowered Alex Rodriguez with 100 mph heat. Joel Zumaya topped that, his fastball whizzing by at 102. The New York Yankees never saw what was coming, and the Detroit Tigers headed home with a split.
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The Tigers became the first team in 115 years to score at least five runs in the opening inning of three straight games, holding on for a 9-7 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.
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Fausto Carmona dominated the Texas Rangers for eight innings. He really got to sweat watching the ninth. The Cleveland Indians right-hander allowed three hits and didn't give up a run Friday night before he was lifted after 105 pitches with a 3-0 lead. Closer Joe Borowski gave up two runs and two hits and overcame two errors by his teammates before striking out Brad Wilkerson with the bases loaded to earn a shaky save in the Indians' 3-2 victory.
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Arlington, TX, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Mark Teixeira had seven RBI Tuesday to help Scott Erickson earn his first win in over two years as Texas Rangers pounded the Cleveland Indians, 16-4.
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Gary Sheffield, Carlos GuillÃ©n and PlÃ¡cido Polanco hit home runs against C. C. Sabathia yesterday, giving the host Detroit Tigers a 12-3 victory against the Cleveland Indians.
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Detroit's Justin Verlander pitched the first no-hitter of his career on Tuesday to guide the Tigers to a 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Marcus Thames made certain Sunday wouldn't be a repeat of the World Series for Jeff Weaver. Thames hit a two-out, three-run homer off Weaver in the fourth inning, and Justin Verlander pitched seven solid innings in Detroit's 11-7 win over the Seattle Mariners.
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The Cleveland Indians called up right-hander Fernando Cabrera from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday.
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Justin Verlander gave the Detroit Tigers the very start they needed to slow down the Chicago White Sox.
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Ivan Rodriguez hit a game-winning two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off struggling reliever Fausto Carmona to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.