Tigers 6, Twins 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Justin Verlander threw eight dominant innings, Jhonny Peralta drove in three runs with three hits and the Detroit Tigers beat Minnesota 6-2 on Thursday for their 10th straight win over the Twins.
Brennan Boesch hit a two-run homer, and Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez and Peralta - batting fourth, fifth and sixth -- were all over Twins starter Carl Pavano (6-7) in the first game of another important four-game series in the four-team AL Central race.
Verlander (13-5) gave up five hits and one run without a walk, striking out nine.
The Tigers moved a half-game ahead of idle Cleveland in the division, while the fourth-place Twins fell six games back.
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