The Cleveland Indians have pushed their AL Central lead all the way to 7 1/2 games over the Tigers right now, and much of that is based upon their utter dominance in head-to-head matchups.
With a 12-1 shellacking of the Tigers on Tuesday, Cleveland improved to 11-0 against Detroit this season. The combined score: Indians 77-24.
Let's check in with Tigers starter Justin Verlander:
If at 1st u don't succeed try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try again! #GoTigers
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) July 6, 2016
That's 12, since the Tigers have another shot at the Indians on Wednesday.
It's not just the Tigers. The Indians are 26-10 against the rest of the AL Central this season, just finished a 22-6 June and have won 16 of their last 18. The team is a machine right now.
