Indians 5, Tigers 4
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.