Rick Porcello

When the bullpen door swung open, Chris Perez braced himself. After criticizing Cleveland's fans for failing to support the first-place Indians, Perez wasn't sure what to expect when he came in for the ninth inning with another game on the line. As he entered the field, there was only one sound. The roar carried him. "That's the loudest I've ever been cheered here," Perez said after earning his 14th save in Cleveland's 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. "It didn't go unnoticed, trust me. I'm humbled.

When the bullpen door swung open, Chris Perez braced himself. After criticizing Cleveland's fans for failing to support the first-place Indians, Perez wasn't sure what to expect when he came in for the ninth inning with another game on the line. As he entered the field, there was only one sound. The roar carried him. "That's the loudest I've ever been cheered here," Perez said after earning his 14th save in Cleveland's 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. "It didn't go unnoticed, trust me. I'm humbled.

NEW YORK — Robinson Cano and the New York Yankees turned a tight game into a rout during one dizzying spin through the batting order. Cano hit a tiebreaking double and a two-run homer in New York’s nine-run sixth inning, sending Phil Hughes and the Yankees to an 11-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers yesterday. Austin Kearns added a two-run double and Derek Jeter a two-run triple as New York’s offense, still missing Alex Rodriguez (strained left calf) and Lance Berkman (sprained right ankle)

Brandon Inge hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs for the fourth time in five games, Josh Reddick homered twice and had a career-high five RBIs, and the Oakland Athletics pounded the Detroit Tigers 11-4 on Friday night. Inge sent a 2-1 pitch into the elevated left-field bleachers in the sixth inning for his fifth homer of the year and fourth since joining the A's on April 30 after the Tigers cut him. It was his second longball in two nights after he hit a grand slam in Thursday's 10-6 loss.

Austin Jackson had four hits and Rick Porcello pitched eight strong innings to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 9-3 on Tuesday night. The Tigers scored five runs in the first and won for only the third time in 11 games. Porcello (2-2) took advantage of the offensive support to snap out of his slump, allowing three runs and seven hits. In his previous two starts, the right-hander was 0-2 with a 15.26 ERA. Luke Hochevar (2-2) took the loss for Kansas City, yielding nine runs on 12 hits and three walks in four innings.

Brandon Allen hit a two-run pinch-hit homer in the ninth as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the visiting Los Angeles Angels, 4-3, Thursday. Allen, recently acquired off waivers from the Athletics, homered off closer Jordan Walden (0-1) after B.J. Upton had a one-out single. Brandon Gomes (1-0) worked a 1-2-3 ninth, helping the Rays win their fifth straight game. Albert Pujols went 1 for 4, ending his hitless streak at 21 at-bats when the Angels' slugger rolled a grounder up the middle to beat the Rays' three-man defensive shift.

Miguel Olivo hit two home runs and Felix Hernandez pitched eight strong innings to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The Mariners trailed 2-0 and hadn’t hit the ball out of the infield when Olivo led off the fifth with a home run. Seattle went on to score three runs in the inning, and Olivo added a two-run shot in the eighth. Hernandez (7-5) allowed three runs on nine hits. He struck out six and walked five. Rick Porcello (6-4)

Chris Nelson hit his first major league home run during a six-run second inning and Carlos Gonzalez homered and doubled to drive in four runs, helping the Colorado Rockies beat the Detroit Tigers 13-6 Friday night. Rookie Charlie Blackmon added four hits and two RBIs, helping to fuel the Rockies’ second-highest scoring output of the season and improve their winning percentage in interleague competition to .620 (49-30) since 2006, tops in the NL in that span. Jason Hammel (4-6)

The Detroit Tigers changed their roster and lineup Friday night. It didn’t help them find a way to beat the Boston Red Sox. Rick Porcello couldn’t repeat his last outing — eight shutout innings against Pittsburgh — and the Tigers dropped to 0-4 against the Red Sox this season with a 6-3 defeat. Porcello (4-3) gave up a season-high six runs in three innings in his first start since allowing one hit in eight innings in a win over the Pirates. “In my last start, I had command of all my pitches,’’ Porcello said.

Austin Jackson had three of Detroit’s season-high 20 hits and Rick Porcello won for the sixth time in his last seven outings to help the Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 8-1 on Tuesday night. Porcello (6-3) gave up a run over six innings against the AL West-leading Rangers as the Tigers improved to 8-1 in their last nine games. Porcello has allowed less than two runs in five of his last nine starts. A night after getting 18 hits, Jackson helped Detroit win its fourth straight with three RBIs.

Prince Fielder homered and Rick Porcello pitched impressively into the seventh inning to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Fielder's 432-foot shot to right-center — his fourth of the year — broke a 1-all tie in the third. Austin Jackson homered for the Tigers in the first after Adam Dunn gave Chicago an early lead with a solo shot in the top half. Andy Dirks added a home run for Detroit in the eighth. Porcello (3-2) allowed a run and four hits in 6 1-3 innings.

Adam Dunn hit another homer in the first inning — and that was it for Chicago's offense. Despite holding Detroit to 10 runs in the series, the White Sox ended up losing two of three to the defending AL Central champions. Prince Fielder homered and Rick Porcello pitched impressively into the seventh inning to lead the Tigers to a 3-1 victory Sunday. Fielder's 432-foot shot to right-center — his fourth of the year — broke a 1-all tie in the third. "We played neck and neck all weekend, but we couldn't get the one big hit we needed today to win...

Things were so bad for the Kansas City Royals Tuesday night that Jeff Francoeur got called out twice on a double. The umpires got that call right, but the Royals couldn't fix all of the other mistakes in a 9-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The bizarre play happened in the ninth inning. Francoeur hit a drive to left-center that hit the top of the fence and bounced straight into the air. Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson reached over the wall and into the Kansas City bullpen and caught the ball, saving a homer.

Buck Showalter sat by his desk as his cellphone beeped loudly every 30 seconds or so, no doubt with texts and emails of congratulations. He didn't want to think about his 1,000th win as a major league manager. He already was focusing on No. 1,001. "I'm very appreciative of the players making me feel really young tonight even though I'm an old goat," Showalter said after his Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees, 7-1, Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. Brian Matusz ended his 11-month losing streak, and Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy homered off struggling Phil Hughes to...

Austin Jackson had four hits and Rick Porcello pitched eight strong innings to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 9-3 on Tuesday night. The Tigers scored five runs in the first and won for only the third time in 11 games. Porcello (2-2) took advantage of the offensive support to snap out of his slump, allowing three runs and seven hits. In his previous two starts, the right-hander was 0-2 with a 15.26 ERA. Luke Hochevar (2-2) took the loss for Kansas City, yielding nine runs on 12 hits and three walks in four innings.

Rain is following the Kansas City Royals. Their scheduled game against the Detroit Tigers was postponed because of bad weather Monday night, Kansas City's second rainout in three days. This one will be made up at 7:05 p.m. on Sept. 24, which had been a mutual off day for both teams before playing each other the following day at Comerica Park. "You don't want to wait until September, but that's a better option than sitting here for hours trying to wait out this rain," Royals manager Ned Yost said.

ARLINGTON, Texas - The Tigers will not have Magglio Ordonez for the remainder of the playoffs. An X-ray and CT scan taken yesterday revealed a fracture in his right ankle at the same spot he had surgically repaired 13 months ago. A few days ago, Ordonez had told manager Jim Leyland he felt the best he had in months. "My trainer came in during the rain delay [on Saturday] and said Magglio can't go. The ankle is killing him. I was almost flabbergasted, to be honest with you," Leyland said.

Brandon Allen hit a two-run pinch-hit homer in the ninth as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the visiting Los Angeles Angels, 4-3, Thursday. Allen, recently acquired off waivers from the Athletics, homered off closer Jordan Walden (0-1) after B.J. Upton had a one-out single. Brandon Gomes (1-0) worked a 1-2-3 ninth, helping the Rays win their fifth straight game. Albert Pujols went 1 for 4, ending his hitless streak at 21 at-bats when the Angels' slugger rolled a grounder up the middle to beat the Rays' three-man defensive shift.

The Detroit Tigers' spectacular start is almost entirely forgotten. Chone Figgins hit a two-out, tiebreaking double in the seventh inning that was misjudged by right fielder Brennan Boesch, and Seattle completed a three-game sweep of the Tigers with a 5-4 victory Thursday. Miguel Cabrera hit his sixth home run for the Tigers, who have lost six of seven after a 9-3 start. "We're not getting big hits late in the game. We're not making some plays, we're not pitching real good, we're not managing good enough, we're not coaching good enough," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said.