TIGERS 5, Cleveland 3
at Cleveland, OH
DET 102 000 200 = 5-10-1
CLE 000 011 001 = 3-10-1
WP- Bridges (7-6); SV- Eisenstat (7); LP- Hudlin
Hank Greenberg went 4-for-5 with four RBI, including his 49th home run, and the Tigers held off the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, at League Park. Greenberg added two singles and a triple to his four-bagger as the Tigers took three straight from the Tribe after losing on Tuesday. Greenberg needs 11 home runs in the Tigers' last 23 games to tie Babe Ruth's single season home run record. Greenberg's two-run shot in the seventh inning turned a 3-2 Tigers lead into a 5-2 cushion. Tommy Bridges scattered nine hits in eight innings of work for the win. Lyn Lary had four hits and two RBI for the Tribe. The Tigers will begin a 20-game home stand with a Sunday doubleheader vs. Chicago.
TIGERS: 71-60; Home: 31-30; Away: 40-30
Greenberg watches his 49th home run fly over the left field wall on Friday
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