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Indians clinch AL Central crown with 7-4 win over Tigers

Posted at 11:54 PM, Sep 26, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-26 23:54:00-04

DETROIT (AP) — The Cleveland Indians clinched the AL Central title Monday night, overcoming an injury to ace right-hander Corey Kluber in a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Kluber left after four innings with right groin tightness, joining Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar in a group of talented Cleveland pitchers dealing with injuries. But even those concerns were secondary when the Indians poured onto the field to celebrate their first division title since 2007.

Cleveland last made the postseason in 2013 as a wild card.

Coco Crisp and Roberto Perez homered for the Indians, and Jason Kipnis doubled in a run.

Buck Farmer (0-1) allowed four runs in five innings for the Tigers, who fell two games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card.

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