A pair of homers gives Indians 2-1 win over Tigers; three takeaways

1. Pair of bombs

In the eighth inning with the game tied at one run apiece, Roberto Perez hit a lead-off home run to center field on a 2-0, 91.8 mph two seamer. It was Perez’s first homer of the year, and ultimately was the difference in getting the Indians into the win column.

Perez is batting .316 (12-of-38) with three home runs and 11 RBIs against the Tigers since 2016.

The Tribe also scored their first run of the game on a homer, as Jose Ramirez got things going with a first inning solo shot into the left field bleachers. The homer came on a 1-1, 90.3 mph fastball in the heart of the zone:

Since the start of 2017, Ramirez is batting .485 (33-for-68) against the Tigers with 10 home runs and 26 RBIs. He has also gotten on base in the last 16 games against Detroit.

It looked like Ramirez’s homer was going to be the only run of the night until the seventh inning when the Tigers tied up the game on an RBI double from Jeimer Candelario that scored Victor Reyes.

Ramirez’s was the only run the Tribe put up on Detroit’s Matt Boyd, who in seven innings gave up three hits and struck out four. Last year, Boyd put up a 1-2 record against Cleveland in four games, but had an impressive 2.28 ERA.

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