Cleveland, OH- Willie Horton went 5-for-5, including a three-run homer, and the Tigers trounced the Cleveland Indians 10-1 to salvage a split of a Sunday doubleheader and avoid a four-game weekend sweep.
In Game 1, Del Unser's second inning grand slam powered Cleveland to a 7-5 win.
Joe Niekro (3-1) picked up the win in the nightcap with eight strong innings (five hits, one run, two walks, two strikeouts). Joe Coleman (15-8) took the loss in the first game.
The Tigers (61-41) put on their hitting shoes in the second game, roughing up three Indians pitchers for 10 runs and 15 hits. Aurelio Rodriguez (two-run shot), Jim Northrup (solo) and Mickey Stanley (two-run) joined Horton in the home run parade.
The victim in Game 2 was former Tiger Mike Kilkenny, who lasted five turbulent innings.
In Game 1, Unser blasted the Tribe to a 4-0 lead with his grand slam and the Indians kept the Tigers at arm's reach the rest of the game. Norm Cash and Tom Haller (pinch-hit) each slammed two-run homers for Detroit in a losing cause. The Tigers scored a run and put two runners on base in the ninth inning, but Phil Hennigan came on and retired Ed Brinkman and Dick McAuliffe to save the win for Steve Dunning, who himself hit a solo home run.
The Tigers picked up half a game on Boston, who lost on Sunday. The Tigers lead the Red Sox by six games in the AL East.
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GAME 1
DET 000 200 201 5-10-1
CLE 040 120 00x 7-7-0
WP: Dunning
SV: Hennigan
LP: Coleman (15-8)
HR: Unser (CLE); Dunning (CLE); Cash (DET; 18); Haller (DET; 3)
GAME 2
DET 020 224 000 10-15-1
CLE 001 000 000 1-6-1
WP: Niekro (3-1)
LP: Kilkenny
HR: Horton (DET; 9); Rodriguez (DET; 10); Northrup (DET; 8); Stanley (DET; 9)
Tigers overall: 61-41
Home: 30-20
Away: 31-21
Last 10: 4-6
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