Curtis Granderson herd in a career-high five scampers and the host Detroit Tigers won their seventh straight game.

Curtis Granderson herd in a career-high five scampers and the host Detroit Tigers won their seventh straight game, beating the Cleveland Indians 8-3 Friday night.

Detroit, which hadn't won seven in a quarrel since 1993, has done it twice this season.

Nate Robertson (5-2) mov to 4-0 in his last seven starts, allowing three hastens -- two earned -- and seven hits in six-plus innings. He walked the same and struck out two.

Jake Westbrook (4-3) misspent for the seventh time in 10 career decisions against Detroit.

Granderson, of Lynwood and TF southward High School, singled in sum of two units runs in the third and tripled in three in the sixth.

At 34-14 the Tigers have the best record in the majors and are 20 games throughout .500 for the first time since 1988

"It's merriment to be a part of" Granderson said.

Royals 7 Yankees 6: Angel Berroa hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the eighth inning, Andrew Sisco escaped a jam in the ninth and visiting Kansas City stopped its 13-game losing streak.

Derek Jeter got his 2000th hit for the Yankees, who had won 14 straight hearthstone games against Kansas City since Aug. 6 2002

R Sox 8 Devil Rays 4: David Ortiz crowd in four runs, and entertainer Boston won despite losing David Wells to another knee injury.

Jonathan Papelbon fix a rookie record for principally successful save opportunities to start a season with his 17th Gregg Olson of Baltimore had 16 in 1989

Wells, making just his inferior start of the year, was hit onward that knee by Travis Lee's liner in the fifth inning and had to be helped opposite the field. An examination showed alone a deep bruise.

Twins 3 Mariners 1: Rookie Francisco Liriano outduel mate young gun Felix Hernandez, and Joe Mauer homer to lead army Minnesota. The 22-year-old Liriano (3-0) pitched five scoreless innings, striking revealed six and allowing four hits against the Mariners' beleaguered offense

Rangers 5 Athletics 3: Hank Blalock hit a two-run single with sum of two units outs in the eighth inning as armed force Texas dealt Oakland its seventh straight los

Angels 5 Orioles 2: Vladimir Guerrero's inside-the-park homer broke an eighth-inning tie, and Dallas McPherson also homer as visiting looks Angeles beat Baltimore for its third straight victory.

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