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UNDATED (AP) — A weekend in Cleveland seems to have been the perfect elixir for the Detroit Tigers.

The Tigers have a four-game winning streak after completing a sweep of the Indians, 10-4. Max Scherzer struck out eight while allowing a run and six hits in six innings, one start after surrendering 10 runs in four innings against Kansas City.

Miguel Cabrera hit a solo homer and had three RBIs for the Tigers, who broke it open with a seven-run fourth. J.D. Martinez and Nick Castellanos (kas-tee-AH'-nohs) each had two RBIs as Detroit stretched its lead in the AL Central to 2 ½ games over Kansas City.

The Royals have dropped four straight since taking the first three of a four-game series with the Tigers last week. Rookie Roenis Elias (roh-EH'-nehs EE'-lee-uhs) limited the Royals to one run and five singles over 6 2/3 innings of Seattle's 2-1 win at Kansas City. Mike Zunino homered in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and allow Elias to improve to 7-5.

Elsewhere in the majors:

— Boston blew a 6-1 before David Ortiz led off the 10th with a homer to give the Red Sox a 7-6 win at Oakland. Mike Napoli (NAP'-oh-lee) hit his eighth homer and scored another run as part of a double steal to help the Red Sox avoid a four-game sweep.

— Rookie Matt Shoemaker won his fifth straight decision as a starter by allowing a run and eight hits in 7 2/3 innings of the Angels' 5-2 win over Texas at Anaheim. C.J. Cron and Kole Calhoun homered in the fourth inning against Yu Darvish.

— Chris Tillman tossed seven innings of four-hit ball and Baltimore took the rubber match of their three-game series by clobbering the Yankees 8-0 in New York. Jonathan Schoop (skohp) homered off Masahiro Tanaka (mah-sah-HEE'-roh tah-NAH'-kah), who dropped to 11-2 by allowing three runs in seven innings.

— Joe Mauer had two hits and two RBIs as Minnesota beat the White Sox 6-5 for their first four-game sweep against Chicago in 20 years. Kurt Suzuki had three hits for the Twins, who trailed 5-3 before a three-run fourth.

— Yunel (YOO'-nehl) Escobar hit a two-run single while Tampa Bay scored three times in the sixth to beat Houston 5-2. Sean Rodriguez drove in two runs without a hit as the Rays beat the Astros for the fifth time in seven games.

— Johnny Cueto (KWAY'-toh) lowered his ERA to a National League-leading 1.86 by allowing one earned run in eight innings of Cincinnati's 4-3 triumph against Toronto. The Blue Jays finished the game without Brett Lawrie after he broke his right index finger when he was hit by a pitch in the second inning.

— Tanner Roark (ROH'-ahrk) won his fourth straight start and Denard Span had an RBI double as Washington topped Atlanta 4-1 to earn a four-game split. The Nationals improved to 3-7 against the Braves and now lead the NL East by 1 1/2 games over Atlanta.

— Daniel Murphy belted a three-run homer and the New York Mets tied a season high with 17 hits in an 11-5 romp over the Marlins in Miami. Jonathon Niese (nees) drove in a run with a suicide squeeze and gave up three runs in six innings for his first victory since May 22.

— Aramis (ah-RAH'-mihs) Ramirez hit a two-run homer and Lyle Overbay added a key solo shot in the ninth inning of Milwaukee's 6-5 win at Colorado. The Brewers are a major league-best 27-15 on the road after completing a 6-1 trek through Phoenix and Denver.

— Mark Ellis drove in two runs, including the go-ahead tally on a safety squeeze in the Cardinals' 5-3 comeback win over Philadelphia. The Redbirds have won two straight and seven of 10 after coming back from an early 3-0 deficit.

— Madison Bumgarner gave up just two infield singles and an unearned run while working eight-plus innings in San Francisco's 4-1 win at Arizona. Joe Panik and Buster Posey delivered RBI doubles in a three-run ninth.

— The Dodgers nipped the Padres 2-1 as Hyun-Jin Ryu (hyoon-jihn ryoo) limited San Diego to a run and four hits in six innings. Ryu is 9-3 after winning for the sixth time in seven starts since missing more than three weeks with shoulder inflammation.

— Brandon Cumpton won his third straight decision by allowing just two hits in seven shutout innings to lead Pittsburgh past the Cubs 2-1 in Chicago. Travis Snider hit a solo homer for the Pirates, but teammate Gregory Polanco went 0-for-3 after collecting at least one hit in each of his first 11 major league games.

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins infielder Rafael Furcal (fur-KAHL') is back on the disabled list after re-injuring his left hamstring in Saturday's game. Marlins manager Mike Redmond says Furcal could be out for an extended stretch, and there's no timetable for his return.

Furcal is hitting .171 in just nine games. The Marlins signed him to a $3 million, one-year deal last offseason despite doubts about his durability.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The struggling San Diego Padres have fired general manager Josh Byrnes. The Padres are 32-43 and 12 1/2 games out of first in the NL West. They finished 76-86 in each of Byrnes' first two seasons in the position.