Jun 26, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Josh Tomlin (43) pitches in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Photo Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
— Mike Napoli and Lonnie Chisenhall each hit two-run homers while the Cleveland Indians were scoring six times on four home runs off Justin Verlander in the fifth inning to overpower the Detroit Tigers 9-3.
The Indians completed their third straight sweep of a three-game series with Detroit.
Josh Tomlin (9-1) struggled with his control for four innings before settling in to help Cleveland win its ninth straight game and improve to 9-0 over Detroit. Three of the six hits he allowed were solo home runs.
Verlander (7-6) allowed nine hits, walked two and struck out five in 4 2/3 innings, his shortest start since lasting 4 1/3 innings in his second outing of the year.
Marlins 6, Cubs 1
MIAMI — Jose Fernandez struck out 13 and continued his dominance at home as Miami defeated slumping Chicago.
The Marlins took three out of four in the series against the Cubs, who have lost six of their past seven games overall. The Marlins, meanwhile, are six games over .500 of the first time since June 2012.
Fernandez is 24-1 with a 1.48 ERA in his career at Marlins Park. Fernandez, who is 10-3 overall this season with a 2.28 ERA, held the Cubs to four hits — all singles — three walks and one run in seven innings.
Braves 5, Mets 2
ATLANTA — A first-inning homer by Freddie Freeman was the only offense Atlanta could muster against New York nemesis Bartolo Colon, but Bud Norris was even better.
Norris (3-7) allowed just four singles over seven scoreless innings and the Mets’ bullpen imploded in the eighth inning as the Braves gained a split of the four-game series.
Freeman added a double, single and walk to his 13th home run, and Adonis Garcia connected for a three-run homer in the eighth inning
Twins 7, Yankees 1
NEW YORK — Tyler Duffey retired the first 17 hitters and took a shutout into the eighth inning and Minnesota hit three of its season-high six home runs in the sixth inning during a victory over New York.
Brian Dozier, Trevor Plouffe and Max Kepler hit consecutive homers in the sixth as the Twins ended a three-game skid. Danny Santana, Eduardo Nunez and Juan Centeno also homered.
Duffey (3-6) pitched a career-high eight innings, allowing one run and two hits, but he spent a good portion of his 22nd career start flirting with perfection. The right-hander did not allow any Yankee to reach base through his first 75 pitches, getting eight groundouts, five outs in the air and four strikeouts. His bid for a perfect game ended on a 0-1 pitch to Aaron Hicks, who lined a double into right field.
Reds 3, Padres 0
CINCINNATI — Anthony DeSclafani pitched eight shutout innings and Jay Bruce homered as Cincinnati Reds avoided the sweep with a victory over San Diego in the finale of a four-game series.
DeSclafani allowed just five hits to help the Reds avoid their first-ever four-game sweep at the hands of the Padres. It was the first shutout this season for Cincinnati, the last National League team to record one.
DeSclafani (2-0) had five strikeouts, no walks and one hit batter. It was his fourth start since coming off the disabled list with an oblique injury suffered late in spring training.
