Tigers complete 3-game home sweep of Twins, 4-2

Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer in the third and Rick Porcello pitched into the seventh inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park.

Detroit swept the three-game series and has won four straight, while the Twins have lost 10 of 12, falling to 17-37 for the worst record in baseball.

Rick Porcello (5-3) gave up two runs and six hits over 6 2/3 innings. Al Alburquerque struck out Minnesota's Trevor Plouffe with the bases loaded in the seventh, Joaquin Benoit pitched a perfect eighth, and Jose Valverde closed the game to earn his 14th save in as many chances.

Detroit has won nine straight against the Twins dating back to late last season and its longest win streak against them since winning nine consecutive games during the 1949 and 1950 seasons, when they were the Washington Senators.