DETROIT -- Another day, another Indians win over the Tigers. Carlos Carrasco threw a four-hit shutout and Cleveland beat Detroit, 6-0, on Saturday at Comerica Park to move to 8-0 on the season against its division rival. The Tribe also won its eighth straight game.
Carrasco's gem was the third shutout of his career and first since Sept. 25, 2015, against the Royals.
Detroit's Anibal Sanchez returned from a month-long bullpen stint to make his first start since May 31, but he allowed four earned runs over five innings. The Tribe jumped out early with two home runs in the first three at-bats and held on the rest of the way. The Indians hit four solo home runs in the game and have outscored the Tigers 51-16 this season.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
First-inning blasts set the tone: Carlos Santana led the game off with a second-pitch home run to right field, his third career leadoff homer. After Jason Kipnis bounced out to Miguel Cabrera, Francisco Lindor also took Sanchez deep to right field for his fifth homer this month. Lindor went on to hit a second home run in the eighth inning, giving him his first career multi-homer game.
Tigers strand only pair of opportunities: The Tigers only put a runner in scoring position twice. In the first inning, Cameron Maybin hit a one-out double, but a strikeout by Cabrera and flyout by Victor Martinez ended the threat. Jose Iglesias hit a two-out double in the fifth, but Ian Kinsler followed with a strikeout.
Carrasco on cruise control: Carrasco allowed three hits and a walk over the first five innings, then went on to retire 11 straight batters and 13 of the last 14 he faced. It was the third complete game in four games for the Indians.
Chris Vannini is a contributor to MLB.com and covered the Tigers on Saturday.
Kyle Beery is a reporter for MLB.com based in Detroit.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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