Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 5, Detroit 4
When: 1:05 PM ET, Sunday, May 1, 2011
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 14164

Matt LaPorta went 2-for-3 with three RBIs to help the Cleveland Indians win their sixth straight game and complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Sunday afternoon.

Michael Brantley and Orlando Cabrera each had two hits and contributed RBI singles in a three-run eighth as the Indians rallied for their 13th consecutive home win - their longest streak at home since reeling off 13 wins in a row from April 6 to May 17, 1996.

Don Kelly had two hits, scored two runs and had an RBI for Detroit, which suffered its sixth straight defeat and dropped 7 ½ games behind division-leading Cleveland in the American League Central.

Chris Perez was touched for an RBI single by Miguel Cabrera in the ninth before recording his seventh save after Chad Durbin (1-1) pitched one-third of an inning.

Indians starter Justin Masterson failed in his bid to go 6-0, allowing three runs on seven hits in seven-plus innings. He struck out seven and walking two.

Reliever Joaquin Benoit (0-2) suffered his second loss of the series, getting tagged for three runs and three hits in two-thirds of an inning.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Cleveland
Phil Coke Player Justin Masterson
No Decision W/L No Decision
6.0 IP 7.0
4 Strikeouts 7
4 Hits 7
3.00 ERA 2.57
Hitting
Detroit   Cleveland
Austin Jackson Player Michael Brantley
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.667 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Detroit 10 0 11 .294 20 9 3 3 2 1
Cleveland 8 0 11 .267 12 5 5 3 1 0