Tigers' Bonderman Still King of the Road

CLEVELAND - Jeremy Bonderman remained unbeaten on the road this season as the Detroit Tigers got off to another fast start and held on for a 9-7 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.

Bonderman (11-4) lasted just five innings, allowing four runs and five hits before leaving with a 7-4 lead. The right-hander is 7-0 in 11 road starts, and hasn't lost anywhere since May 29 - going 6-0 in a span of 10 outings.

The Tigers, who improved to a major league-best 34-15 outside of Michigan, pounced on a first-inning error behind Cliff Lee (9-8) to score five unearned runs, giving them three straight games with at least that many runs in their first at-bat.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Detroit is the first team since the 1891 St. Louis Browns to score five runs or more in the first inning of three straight games.

Jamie Walker pitched 1 2-3 innings, Fernando Rodney got a big out in the seventh and worked a messy eighth and Todd Jones finished up for his 26th save.

Brandon Inge hit a three-run homer in the first and Dmitri Young added a solo shot in the fifth for Detroit, which led 7-1 in the fifth.

Ramon Vazquez and Ben Broussard homered for Cleveland, 3-8 since the All-Star break.

Inge's 19th homer capped Detroit's five-run first, which was set up when Broussard couldn't handle Curtis Granderson's routine grounder to first leading off. Ivan Rodriguez brought home Granderson with a one-out double and scored on Carlos Guillen's two-out single.

Young followed with a single before Inge sliced his three-run shot inside the foul pole in right to make it 5-0.

The Tigers added a run in the fourth on Craig Monroe's RBI single.

Cleveland's only hit through three against Bonderman was Broussard's lazy fly down the right-field line in the second that fell for a double. In the fourth, Broussard's second hit was legitimate - his 13th homer.

Young put the Tigers up 7-1 with his homer in the fifth, a shot to center off Fernando Cabrera. Young's first homer since Aug. 29 came four days after he returned from the disabled list for drug and alcohol problems.

The Indians closed to 7-4 in the fifth on Vazquez's two-run homer, his first since Sept. 21, 2004, and Travis Hafner's RBI double. But Bonderman avoided further damage by striking out Casey Blake for the third straight time.

Blake had a chance to atone for his tough night in the seventh after the Indians closed within two on Hafner's second double, but he bounced out with two runners in scoring position.

Rodriguez and Guillen hit RBI singles in the eighth to make it 9-5, but the Indians got two back in their half.

Notes:@ Those 1891 Browns followed five- and six-run first innings against the Cincinnati Porkers with five against the Columbus Colts. ... Cleveland's pitchers recorded a season-high 14 strikeouts. ... Remarkably, the Tigers have gained 45 1/2 games against the Indians in the standings since the end of last season. Detroit finished 2005 with a 71-91 record, 22 games behind second-place Cleveland (93-69). ... Indians C-1B Victor Martinez was scratched from the starting lineup because of a sore left big toe he injured Sunday when he fouled a ball off his foot. ... The Tigers have hit 103 homers at Jacobs Field since 1994 - the most by any visiting team. ... Rodriguez has a 14-game hitting streak.

Tigers' Bonderman Still King of the Road

CLEVELAND - Jeremy Bonderman remained unbeaten on the road this season as the Detroit Tigers got off to another fast start and held on for a 9-7 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.

Bonderman (11-4) lasted just five innings, allowing four runs and five hits before leaving with a 7-4 lead. The right-hander is 7-0 in 11 road starts, and hasn't lost anywhere since May 29 - going 6-0 in a span of 10 outings.

The Tigers, who improved to a major league-best 34-15 outside of Michigan, pounced on a first-inning error behind Cliff Lee (9-8) to score five unearned runs, giving them three straight games with at least that many runs in their first at-bat.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Detroit is the first team since the 1891 St. Louis Browns to score five runs or more in the first inning of three straight games.

Jamie Walker pitched 1 2-3 innings, Fernando Rodney got a big out in the seventh and worked a messy eighth and Todd Jones finished up for his 26th save.

Brandon Inge hit a three-run homer in the first and Dmitri Young added a solo shot in the fifth for Detroit, which led 7-1 in the fifth.

Ramon Vazquez and Ben Broussard homered for Cleveland, 3-8 since the All-Star break.

Inge's 19th homer capped Detroit's five-run first, which was set up when Broussard couldn't handle Curtis Granderson's routine grounder to first leading off. Ivan Rodriguez brought home Granderson with a one-out double and scored on Carlos Guillen's two-out single.

Young followed with a single before Inge sliced his three-run shot inside the foul pole in right to make it 5-0.

The Tigers added a run in the fourth on Craig Monroe's RBI single.

Cleveland's only hit through three against Bonderman was Broussard's lazy fly down the right-field line in the second that fell for a double. In the fourth, Broussard's second hit was legitimate - his 13th homer.

Young put the Tigers up 7-1 with his homer in the fifth, a shot to center off Fernando Cabrera. Young's first homer since Aug. 29 came four days after he returned from the disabled list for drug and alcohol problems.

The Indians closed to 7-4 in the fifth on Vazquez's two-run homer, his first since Sept. 21, 2004, and Travis Hafner's RBI double. But Bonderman avoided further damage by striking out Casey Blake for the third straight time.

Blake had a chance to atone for his tough night in the seventh after the Indians closed within two on Hafner's second double, but he bounced out with two runners in scoring position.

Rodriguez and Guillen hit RBI singles in the eighth to make it 9-5, but the Indians got two back in their half.

Notes:@ Those 1891 Browns followed five- and six-run first innings against the Cincinnati Porkers with five against the Columbus Colts. ... Cleveland's pitchers recorded a season-high 14 strikeouts. ... Remarkably, the Tigers have gained 45 1/2 games against the Indians in the standings since the end of last season. Detroit finished 2005 with a 71-91 record, 22 games behind second-place Cleveland (93-69). ... Indians C-1B Victor Martinez was scratched from the starting lineup because of a sore left big toe he injured Sunday when he fouled a ball off his foot. ... The Tigers have hit 103 homers at Jacobs Field since 1994 - the most by any visiting team. ... Rodriguez has a 14-game hitting streak.

Tigers' Bonderman Still King of the Road

CLEVELAND - Jeremy Bonderman remained unbeaten on the road this season as the Detroit Tigers got off to another fast start and held on for a 9-7 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.

Bonderman (11-4) lasted just five innings, allowing four runs and five hits before leaving with a 7-4 lead. The right-hander is 7-0 in 11 road starts, and hasn't lost anywhere since May 29 - going 6-0 in a span of 10 outings.

The Tigers, who improved to a major league-best 34-15 outside of Michigan, pounced on a first-inning error behind Cliff Lee (9-8) to score five unearned runs, giving them three straight games with at least that many runs in their first at-bat.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Detroit is the first team since the 1891 St. Louis Browns to score five runs or more in the first inning of three straight games.

Jamie Walker pitched 1 2-3 innings, Fernando Rodney got a big out in the seventh and worked a messy eighth and Todd Jones finished up for his 26th save.

Brandon Inge hit a three-run homer in the first and Dmitri Young added a solo shot in the fifth for Detroit, which led 7-1 in the fifth.

Ramon Vazquez and Ben Broussard homered for Cleveland, 3-8 since the All-Star break.

Inge's 19th homer capped Detroit's five-run first, which was set up when Broussard couldn't handle Curtis Granderson's routine grounder to first leading off. Ivan Rodriguez brought home Granderson with a one-out double and scored on Carlos Guillen's two-out single.

Young followed with a single before Inge sliced his three-run shot inside the foul pole in right to make it 5-0.

The Tigers added a run in the fourth on Craig Monroe's RBI single.

Cleveland's only hit through three against Bonderman was Broussard's lazy fly down the right-field line in the second that fell for a double. In the fourth, Broussard's second hit was legitimate - his 13th homer.

Young put the Tigers up 7-1 with his homer in the fifth, a shot to center off Fernando Cabrera. Young's first homer since Aug. 29 came four days after he returned from the disabled list for drug and alcohol problems.

The Indians closed to 7-4 in the fifth on Vazquez's two-run homer, his first since Sept. 21, 2004, and Travis Hafner's RBI double. But Bonderman avoided further damage by striking out Casey Blake for the third straight time.

Blake had a chance to atone for his tough night in the seventh after the Indians closed within two on Hafner's second double, but he bounced out with two runners in scoring position.

Rodriguez and Guillen hit RBI singles in the eighth to make it 9-5, but the Indians got two back in their half.

Notes:@ Those 1891 Browns followed five- and six-run first innings against the Cincinnati Porkers with five against the Columbus Colts. ... Cleveland's pitchers recorded a season-high 14 strikeouts. ... Remarkably, the Tigers have gained 45 1/2 games against the Indians in the standings since the end of last season. Detroit finished 2005 with a 71-91 record, 22 games behind second-place Cleveland (93-69). ... Indians C-1B Victor Martinez was scratched from the starting lineup because of a sore left big toe he injured Sunday when he fouled a ball off his foot. ... The Tigers have hit 103 homers at Jacobs Field since 1994 - the most by any visiting team. ... Rodriguez has a 14-game hitting streak.