The pitching matchup strongly favored the Tigers keeping that streak intact. Verlander held Cleveland hitless for 4 2/3 innings with one fly ball after another another, but back-to-back ground-ball singles set up Lindor for the game-changing hit out of Anthony Gose's reach in center. Carlos Santana added an RBI single two batters later.
Meanwhile, Anderson held Detroit to a Dixon Machado bunt single in the fourth and a Victor Martinez double leading off the fifth. Both hits were paired with walks to put runners at first and second with nobody out, but Anderson erased both chances with double-play grounders.