Max Scherzer Wins 17th Game As Tigers Take 12th Straight

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  1. Sportsguy

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    Detroit manager Jim Leyland doesn't think the race in the American League Central is over.

    After his team finished off a four-game sweep of Cleveland with Thursday's 10-3 win -- the Tigers' 12th straight victory -- Leyland would have a tough convincing anyone else of his case.

    "I know better than that," Leyland said when asked if the Tigers have taken control of the division. "I'm no fool. This is one of those series you can't explain. Sometimes freaky things happen."

    Max Scherzer became baseball's first 17-game winner and Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs as the AL Central leaders and opened a seven-game lead over the Indians. The series was billed as a battle between the division's two top teams, but the Tigers made it clear they're in charge.

    "We came out here and played as good a four-game series that we played all year," Scherzer said as the music blared loudly in Detroit's clubhouse. "Everybody played their best. All the starters, all the hitters, the relievers. Everybody did their jobs."

    Source: ESPN
     
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