Cleveland, Aug. 1: Jamey Carroll singled in Jhonny Peralta from second with nobody out in the 13th inning Friday, giving the Cleveland Indians a 6-5 victory over Detroit.
The Tigers wasted a series of chances in extra innings before Cleveland made short work of Casey Fien (0-1), who was called up from Class AAA Toledo last week and was the eighth Detroit pitcher to see action in the game.
Peralta doubled on a 1-2 pitch to open the inning and Carroll singled to right on a 1-1 offering, ending the game.
The Tigers had their lead in the American League Central reduced to 1 ½ games over the Chicago White Sox. Minnesota, which fell to the Los Angeles Angels Friday, is two games behind.
