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
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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 |
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 |