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Detroit 5, Cleveland 1: Notes from Tuesday's win

Detroit Free Press — Max Scherzer pitched eight strong innings and Andy Dirks and Miguel Cabrera each drove in two runs as the Tigers moved within 1 1/2 games of the first-place Indians.

Once again, threat of Miguel Cabrera changes a Tigers game

Detroit Free Press — Tigers manager Jim Leyland doesn't know what to say anymore. He has been talking about Miguel Cabrera for more than five seasons and he has run out of ways to describe what he does.

Miguel Cabrera homers, Max Scherzer retires 22 straight in Tigers victory

Detroit News — Perfection, thy name is Miguel Cabrera's swing. However, from the last out of the first inning to the final out of the eighth in the Tigers' 5-1 victory on Tuesday night over the Cleveland Indians, perfection could be found in the way Max Scherzer pitched.

Tigers' Verlander uses day off to get back on track

Detroit Free Press — Justin Verlander gets another crack at Cleveland on Wednesday night to see if his fastball location is back.

Miguel Cabrera, Max Scherzer star as Detroit Tigers close gap on first-place Indians with 5-1 victory

Grand Rapids Press — Cabrera hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning -- his fourth home run in two games -- and Scherzer retired the final 22 batters he faced. Torii Hunter congratulates Detroit Tigers teammate Miguel Cabrera on Tuesday after Cabrera hit a two-run home run to break a 1-1 tie.AP Photo CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians have been hot. The Detroit Tigers have not. But Miguel Cabrera and Max Scherzer helped turn the tables. Cabrera hit a two-run home run to put the Tigers ahead for good and Scherzer turned in a stunning performance Tuesday night to lead the...

Detroit Tigers' Torii Hunter pledges $1,000 for every home run he hits for Oklahoma tornado victims

Grand Rapids Press — Hunter made the pledge via his Twitter account Tuesday night following a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Torii Hunter CLEVELAND -- Several professional athletes have pledged money to aid victims of the tornado that swept through Oklahoma on Monday. Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter is one of the latest. Hunter pledged that he will donate $1,000 for every home run he hits to victims of the tornado via his Twitter account. He posted the Tweet following his team's 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. I will join my Lil bro @there...

Blog recap: Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera continues to crush it in 5-1 win over division-leading Indians

Grand Rapids Press — The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians have had two very different months of May. Note: If you're viewing this on MLive's mobile app, click here for our mobile site, where you can get regular updates and comment. Link will be updated one hour before first pitch. NINTH INNING: Tigers 4, Indians 1 David Huff replaces Cody Allen for Cleveland. Don Kelly - who came in in the fifth inning tonight - strikes out. Avila gets walked. Then it got interesting. Infante singled to center field (moving Avila all the way to thrid). Then Dirks singled on a line d...

Detroit Tigers set to wear camouflage caps, jerseys Monday as MLB honors Memorial Day holiday

Grand Rapids Press — The Tigers will be wearing camouflage caps and will implement the color scheme into their uniforms Monday when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a two-game series. CLEVELAND -- The Detroit Tigers will still don the Old English "D" on their caps Monday. But the overall look will be quite different. Since 2008, all Major League Baseball teams have honored the Memorial Day holiday by wearing special commemorative caps. The Tigers will be wearing camouflage caps and will implement the color scheme into their jerseys Monday when they host...

Tigers shop reveals Memorial Day camouflage jersey, cap

Detroit Free Press — Baseball's camouflage look for Memorial Day (and possibly the Fourth of July) has experienced a change-up for this year, at least according to the Detroit Tigers shop.

Detroit Tigers Gameday: Max Scherzer on mound as Tigers try to cool off hottest team in baseball

Grand Rapids Press — Cleveland has won 18 of its past 22 games heading into its series with the Tigers. The Indians have won five consecutive games and had three walk-off victories in a four-game series with the Seattle Mariners over the weekend. GAME INFORMATIONWho: Detroit Tigers (23-19) at Cleveland Indians (26-17).Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland.First pitch: 7:05 p.m.Television: Live on Fox Sports Detroit.Radio: 97.1 The Ticket and the Detroit Tigers radio network.Twitter: Follow Chris Iott and James Schmehl.Live coverage: Look for a live blog hosted by Gillian Van S...

Detroit Tigers' Matt Tuiasosopo draws rare start vs. righty; Jim Leyland: 'He's given us good at-bats'

Grand Rapids Press — Right-handed hitters are batting .357 with a .951 OPS against Cleveland Indians right-hander Corey Kluber, while left-handed hitters are batting .246 with a .675 OPS against him. Matt Tuiasosopo is hitting .429 (6-for-14) against right-handers this season. He will get the start tonight against Cleveland Indians right-hander Corey Kluber.AP File Photo CLEVELAND -- Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Tuiasosopo headed to Cleveland with just one start this season against a right-handed pitcher. Tonight, that number will climb to two. Tuiasosopo will start in left ...

Lynn Henning: Tigers may have no choice but to send down Alex Avila

Detroit News — If he doesn't pull out of this spiral, and in a hurry, the Tigers will be left with no practical choice but to return Avila, 26, to Triple A Toledo for a head-clearing stint that might put him back on track.

Kurt Mensching: Some stats reveal ominous signs for Tigers closer Jose Valverde

Detroit News — A lot of fans were probably aghast when the Tigers made the decision to sign Jose Valverde to a speculative contract earlier this year. A deeper look at the early returns shows there may be storm clouds on the horizon.

Talk Tigers with Lynn Henning today at noon

Detroit News — The Tigers begin a big two-game series against the Indians on Tuesday night. Do you have a question or comment on the team? Lynn Henning will host a live chat beginning at noon on Tuesday.

Tigers are eager to get back on track

Detroit News — Their last starts were not their best, especially Verlander's. Pitchers can stub a toe, of course, but it's unusual for so many of the Tigers' starters to stub one at the same time.

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