The Detroit Tigers had no answers for Josh Tomlin.
The right-hander threw a complete game and gave up one run on four hits to lead the Cleveland Indians to an 8-1 victory.
The only knock on Tomlin came in the sixth inning when he gave up a leadoff double to Dixon Machado. After retiring the next two hitters, he gave up an RBI single to Miguel Cabrera.
Jerry Sands led Cleveland’s offensive outburst and put the Indians on the board with a two-run home run in the third inning. The 27-year-old started a four-run fifth inning with a triple and finished the game 2-4.
For the Tigers, starting pitcher Kyle Lobstein gave up six earned runs on eight hits and lasted just 4.1 innings. The left-hander became the third consecutive starting pitcher who couldn’t make it through five innings for Detroit.
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