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Indians beat Tigers, clinch AL Central

Detroit — The Giants in 2012. The Orioles in 2014. And now the Indians.

Every two years, an opposing team throws a party on the Comerica Park lawn.

The Indians clinched their first Central Division title since 2007 Monday night, beating the Tigers 7-4.

“I don’t like it,” manager Brad Ausmus said. “But it doesn’t change anything. We still have a goal and that’s to get to the postseason.”

With six games left, the Tigers are two games behind the Orioles for the second wild-card spot. The task is becoming increasingly difficult.

“I love when people want to talk about odds,” Ausmus said.