CLEVELAND — Adam Plutko pitched six effective innings, rookie Oscar Mercado homered and the Cleveland Indians beat Detroit 7-2 on Tuesday night for their 15th straight victory against the Tigers.
Cleveland has won 16 of 17 in the season series, with Detroit's only win coming on April 10 at Comerica Park. They play two more games against each other this year, Wednesday and Thursday at Progressive Field.
The Indians' longest single-season win streak over one team was when they beat the Baltimore Orioles 17 consecutive times from May 21-Sept.