Left-hander Kyle Lobstein logged seven solid innings, stymieing the Indians’ lineup and leading the Tigers to an 8-6 victory on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park. Detroit took the series and improved to 5-1 against Cleveland this season.
The Tribe, which fell to 1-6 against left-handed starters this year, managed only three runs on six hits against Lobstein, who struck out four and walked two in his second win over the Indians this year. The lefty was supported by a three-hit day from slugger Miguel Cabrera, who launched a two-run home run (his third on the season — all against Cleveland) in the sixth.
“When you’ve got speed in front of you and they get on base, you have to take advantage, make something happen,” Cabrera said. “We did that a lot today and it worked for us.”
Ryan Raburn, Brandon Moss and Carlos Santana each had a run-scoring hit for the Indians, who did what they could to rally against Detroit’s bullpen. After scoring two in the eighth, David Murphy added a pinch-hit, leadoff home run for the Indians in the ninth.
Right-hander Carlos Carrasco struggled through 4 1/3 innings for the Indians, allowing five runs on nine hits. Things went awry quickly for Carrasco, who allowed a leadoff triple to Rajai Davis to set up a two-run first inning for Detroit. Ian Kinsler, Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez (two RBIs) each drove in runs against the Tribe starter.
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