Tigers win as Verlander silences Indians
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Detroit ace Justin Verlander put in a dominant performance as the Tigers pushed their winning streak into double figures by beating nearest rival Cleveland 5-1 on Tuesday, opening a five-game lead on the Indians in the American League Central division.
Detroit’s Verlander (12-8) allowed one run in eight innings as the Tigers beat the Indians for the 10th time in 11 games.
Don Kelly hit a three-run homer for the Tigers in the fifth inning off Justin Masterson (13-8) and Miguel Cabrera picked up his 100th RBI of the season.
Atlanta extended a winning run by beating Washington 2-1 in a bad-tempered affair and notching a 12th straight victory.
The game saw benches and dugouts empty in anticipation of a brawl when the Nationals’ Bryce Harper was hit by a Julio Teheran pitch, but no punches were thrown.
Evan Gattis’ two-run single in the fifth inning and the six innings thrown by Teheran (9-5) while allowing one run combined to push the Braves 14½ games clear of Washington in the National League East.
The Los Angeles Dodgers remarkable run of 15 consecutive road wins came to an end with a 5-1 loss at St Louis.
The Cardinals’ Carlos Beltran and Matt Adams homered in the eighth inning to power St Louis.
Joe Kelly (3-3) pitched into the sixth inning, giving up one run and outperforming Clayton Kershaw, while Tony Cruz added an RBI single.
The Dodgers had won 15 of their previous 17 games since the All-Star break.
In other games, it was: Reds 3, Athletics 1; Diamondbacks 6, Rays 1; Rangers 8, Angels 3; Pirates 4, Marlins 3; Red Sox 15, Houston 10; Twins 7, Royals 0; Blue Jays 7, Mariners 2; Mets 3, Rockies 2; Phillies 9, Cubs 8; White Sox 3; Yankees 2; and Brewers 3, Giants 1.
Tampa Bay slipped to 1-1/2 games off the AL East after losing to Arizona while struggling Oakland lost at Cincinnati and now leads the AL West by only one game from Texas
Cincinnati’s Jay Bruce homered and made a run-saving catch on the warning track to help the Reds beat Oakland, which has lost five of its past six games.
Reds starter Mat Latos (11-3) pitched 7 1-3 scoreless innings, and has taken his past three decisions.
It was a welcome turnaround for the Cincinnati pitchers after giving up 28 runs in two games.
Arizona’s Cody Ross homered and Wade Miley pitched impressively to help the Diamondbacks beat Tampa Bay.
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