CLEVELAND (AP) --
CLEVELAND (AP) - Edwin Jackson wouldn't allow the AL Central to
get any tighter.
Detroit's steady starter pitched seven shutout innings and
remained unbeaten against Cleveland this season, and the
first-place Tigers kept their slender lead over Minnesota with a
3-1 win over the staggering Indians, who dropped their ninth
straight on Tuesday night.
In losing nine of nine of 13, the Tigers let a season-high,
seven-game lead on Sept. 6 slip to two over the Twins last weekend.
But with their second straight win, they stayed at least 2½ games
ahead of Minnesota, which played at Chicago.
Ryan Raburn homered in the third off Aaron Laffey (7-7) and the
Tigers tacked on two runs in the eighth off reliever Chris Perez.
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