Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 5, Cleveland 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 31645

Jhonny Peralta hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and Miguel Cabrera wrapped up the American League batting title as the Detroit Tigers closed out the regular season with a 5-4 victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.

Victor Martinez added three hits and an RBI for the Tigers (95-67), who will meet the New York Yankees in an AL Division Series beginning Friday.

The Texas Rangers (96-66) earned the No. 2 seed and home-field advantage in the first round with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.

The Indians (80-82) squandered a 3-0 lead Wednesday and dropped their final four games to finish with a losing record for the third straight season. Cleveland was as many as 15 games above .500 in May.

Cabrera went 2-for-4 to finish with a major league-leading .344 average.

After the Tigers came back to take a lead in the seventh, the Indians knotted it in the eighth with a sacrifice fly. But Peralta took Vinnie Pestano (1-2) out to left for his 21st homer in the bottom half.

Ryan Perry (2-0) got the win and Jose Valverde finished a perfect regular season with his 49th save in as many opportunities.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland   Detroit
Zach McAllister Player Rick Porcello
No Decision W/L No Decision
5.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 4
6 Hits 5
0.00 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Cleveland   Detroit
Jack Hannahan Player Victor Martinez
2 Hits 3
2 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.667 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Cleveland 7 0 11 .212 17 7 4 4 1 1
Detroit 12 1 19 .364 16 7 4 3 0 1