Despite Kinsler's concussion, Tigers hold off Indians, 9-5
Despite Kinsler's concussion, Tigers hold off Indians, 9-5
Ian Kinsler got his helmet knocked off by a pitch from Trevor Bauer, yelled at the Cleveland right-hander, and later was ejected as the Detroit Tigers held on to defeat the Indians, 9-5.
J.D. Martinez and Justin Upton homered as Detroit defeated the AL Central-leading Indians for only the second time in 15 tries this season. As for Miguel Cabrera, he recorded his 2,500th career hit.
The Tigers will rest up on Monday and travel to Minnesota to begin a three-game series with the Twins, starting this Tuesday night at 8 pm.
MAGIC NUMBER COUNTDOWN
AMERICAN LEAGUE
5 - Texas (West)
7 - Cleveland (Central)
11 - Boston (East)
12 - Baltimore/Toronto (Wild Card)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
6 - Washington (East)
9 - L.A. Dodgers (West)
13 - N.Y. Mets/San Francisco (Wild Card)
CHICAGO CUBS (NL Central Champions)
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