Detroit — The pitching was stingy. The defense was strong. The only facet of the team late to the party Wednesday night was the offense. But enough of it showed up just in time.
Niko Goodrum led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a double off reliever Cal Quantrill. He went to third on a perfectly-executed sacrifice fly by Jake Rogers and scored on a sacrifice fly by Robbie Grossman.
That was the only run of the game and it gave the Tigers a 1-0 win over the Indians at Comerica Park, snapping a four-game losing streak and a six-game slide against Cleveland.