The Tigers, again, jumped out to a lead and held it to beat the Indians 8-5 Monday night at Progressive Field. A run in each of the first three innings and four runs in the fourth forced Trevor Bauer to hit the showers early.
The Indians fell to 2-8 this season against Detroit and 14-34 since 2013.
Monday’s One Last Thing: The Detroit Tigers (allegedly) are just hitters.
Against the rest of the league, the Tigers are a borderline .500 team. Against the Indians this year, they’re the 1927 Yankees.
Miguel Cabrera this year against the rest of the league is hitting .