Detroit – A team from Detroit that acted for most of April as if anything fewer than seven runs was a mini-slump, has now scored one run in two games.
The Tigers’ latest taste of American League Central frustration came Friday night as the Indians popped them, 2-1, at Comerica Park.
On a chilly night when Justin Verlander struck out 10 Indians, he also got nailed for a pair of solo home runs as the Indians sent the Tigers to their second straight loss.
A lead-off home run from Carlos Santana in the first, and another lead-off homer in the seventh from Marlon Byrd, was enough for the Indians on an evening the Tigers got only four hits.