American League Central News

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Verlander returned to the mound after sitting through a 62-minute rain delay to get his fifth win and Miguel Cabrera hit another homer - maybe the luckiest of his career - as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night, sweeping the two-game series between the AL Central's top teams.

For a little while during Spring Training John Danks thought he would make his Chicago White Sox return within five games of opening day.

The Chicago White Sox are still in fourth place in the American League Central. But if it wasn't for the way Jesse Crain has pitched out of the bullpen this season, the Pale Hose would likely be dead last in the American League.

Five times in the previous 10 years, they carried a record of .500 or better after 44 games.

Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera is among the batting leaders in the American League, leading in batting average and RBI .

For the first time as an opposing manager, Francona will walk into famed Fenway Park to face the Red Sox, the team he led to two World Series titles during eight seasons.

MINNEAPOLIS David Ortiz homered twice and drove in six runs to torment his former team once again, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 12-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla checks in on the Minnesota Twins' Trevor Plouffe after he was injured on a forceout at second base in the ninth inning Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Atlanta.

At this point, the Twins are so close to the Super Two cutoff, that it might actually make sense to wait.

Today on the Baseball Reporters, Tony Massarotti discuss the Boston Red Sox recent games against the American League Central.

The Associated Press 5/21/13 Undated- The Cleveland Indians aim for their sixth straight win tonight, but they'll be facing an unbeaten pitcher from their closest pursuer in the American League Central race.

Indians closer Chris Perez deactivated his Twitter account following two rough outings, and after receiving a slew of negative comments.

Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer and Max Scherzer retired 22 straight batters after the first inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win over Cleveland on Tuesday night to stop the Indians' winning streak at five and trim their lead in the AL Central.

Torii Hunter congratulates Detroit Tigers teammate Miguel Cabrera on Tuesday after Cabrera hit a two-run home run to break a 1-1 tie.

The Indians have placed first baseman Nick Swisher on the paternity list after he and his wife welcomed their first child.

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General manager Rick Hahn said it's too early to consider rebuilding the Chicago White Sox, although there was an interesting development Monday night.

Those cliches about it being a six-month season are based in reality. But so is this: The Royals, right now, are flat-lining after Monday’s depressing 6-5 loss to the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Chicago White Sox handed Jon Lester his first loss of the season with a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.