By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com

Indians 8, Tigers 1 – The Cleveland Indians’ starting pitcher Josh Tomlin pitched a complete game, as the Tigers dropped their third straight game on Friday night.

LSJ Logo incertMiguel Cabrera knocked in the Tigers only run, while Dixon Machado hit his first double of the season.

Detroit starting pitcher Kyle Lobstein made his first start since going to the disabled list in May. He took the loss, allowing six runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.Eye on the D

The Tigers will look to even up the series with a victory over the Indians on Saturday night.

Record: 61-73

5th Place in AL Central (21.5 games behind Kansas City)

10 games behind Texas for last playoff spot.

Magic # to clinch their 5th straight AL Central Division title: 51

Magic # to clinch their 5th straight playoff berth: 40

Next Game: 09/05/2015 vs Cleveland Indians 7:08 p.m. @ Comerica Park

Hitting Stats: Miguel Cabrera RBI (68), Dixon Machado 2B (1).

Pitching Stats: Kyle Lobstein L (3-6) 4.1 IP 8 H 6 R 6 ER 2 BB 2 K.