Josh Tomlin continued his strong season for the Tribe, allowing three runs over eight innings, moving him to 9-1 on the season. Lonnie Chisenhall finished a double shy of the cycle with a 4-for-4 day.
Chisenhall's two-run knock
CLE@DET: Upon review, Chisenhall's two-run HR stands
Lonnie Chisenhall hits the Indians' fourth home run of the inning and the call is confirmed with no interference called
The win moved the Tribe to 9-0 against the Tigers in 2016.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Bombs away: Juan Uribe and Tyler Naquin hit back-to-back solo-shots to lead off the inning vs. Verlander. Mike Napoli and Chisenhall each hit two-out, two-run homers in the frame. The Indians have scored 60 runs and collected 41 extra-base hits during their nine-game winning streak.
Naquin goes back-to-back
CLE@DET: Naquin follows up Uribe's HR with his own
Tyler Naquin joins the home run parade as he follows up Juan Uribe's blast with one of his own to right field
Tigers finally grab lead: Outfielder Mike Aviles hit a solo home run to open the scoring in the bottom of the third. It was the Tigers' first lead in the nine games against the Indians this year. But that lead only lasted a half-inning, and it would be the Tigers' only lead of the day.
Aviles opens the scoring
CLE@DET: Aviles smashes a solo homer to left
Mike Aviles launches his first home run of the season to left field, which opens the scoring in the bottom of the 3rd inning
Tomlin escapes trouble: Victor Martinez tied the game at 2 with a solo home run in the fourth inning, and the Tigers put two more runners on base, threatening to take the lead. Tomlin got Aviles to fly out to center field with two outs.
Martinez belts a pair: One bright spot for the Tigers was Martinez, who hit two home runs on the day. His fourth-inning solo shot was followed by a sixth-inning leadoff homer to left field. It was Martinez's ninth multi-homer game of his career and his second this season.
V-Mart's solo smash
CLE@DET: V-Mart strokes a solo roundtripper to right
Victor Martinez ties the game at 2 in the 4th as he drives a solo home run into the seats in right field
SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS
Sunday was the second time in Verlander's career he allowed four home runs in a start, the other coming on Sept. 18, 2007, against the Indians in Cleveland.
WHAT'S NEXT
Indians: The Indians head south for the second leg of a 10-game road trip, a three-game series in Atlanta. Trevor Bauer looks to build off a shutout of the Rays in his last outing. First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. ET on Monday.
Tigers:The Tigers get Monday off before welcoming the Marlins for a two-game set, beginning Tuesday. Mike Pelfrey will take the mound coming off a strong relief appearance last Friday, in which he allowed three hits over 4 1/3 shutout innings. First pitch is 7:10 p.m. ET.
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Chris Vannini is a contributor to MLB.com based in Detroit and covered the Tigers on Sunday.
Kyle Beery is a reporter for MLB.com based in Detroit and covered the Indians on Sunday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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