Detroit 6, Cleveland 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Thursday, June 16, 2011
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature:
68°
Umpires:
Home -
D.J. Reyburn, 1B -
Ted Barrett, 2B -
Tim McClelland, 3B -
Brian Runge
Attendance:
37437
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jhonny Peralta and Ryan Raburn belted back-to-back homers in the fourth inning as the Detroit Tigers seized sole possession of first place in the American League Central with a 6-2 home triumph over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.
Victor Martinez drove in a pair of runs and Miguel Cabrera and Don Kelly had RBI singles for Detroit, which claimed two of three from Cleveland to improve to 10-5 in June.
Brennan Boesch, who went 3-for-4 with three singles and a run scored, has 19 hits in his last 11 games for the Tigers.
The offensive outburst was more than enough for Max Scherzer (9-2), who secured his third straight victory. He allowed two runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Shin-Soo Choo and Michael Brantley both tripled in the first inning for Cleveland, which has dropped 11 of its last 14 games.
Mitch Talbot (2-4) permitted six runs on nine hits in four innings to suffer his fourth loss in five games since returning from the disabled list.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Cleveland |
|
Detroit |
|
Michael Brantley
| Player |
Brennan Boesch |
|
2 |
Hits |
3 |
|
0 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
4 |
TB |
3 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cleveland
|
5 |
0 |
11 |
.152 |
15 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Detroit
|
13 |
2 |
19 |
.394 |
15 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
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