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CLEVELAND -- Other than the first inning, Max Scherzer was flawless. At the perfect time for the Tigers. Scherzer retired 22 straight after giving up two hits and a run in the first and Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer, leading Detroit 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. Scherzer (6-0) gave up two singles -- one a broken-bat bloop -- in the first before shutting down baseballs hottest team for eight innings. The right-hander walked just one and struck out seven, including the final four he faced. Scherzers 118th and last pitch was his fastest -- a 98 mph heater to fan Drew Stubbs. "He knew that was going to be it for him," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "He really cranked it up. That was pretty impressive. He did a terrific job." Cabreras laser shot in the sixth inning, his 12th homer and fourth in two games, off Corey Kluber (3-3) helped the Tigers win for just the second time in six games. The defending AL champions also moved within 1 1-2 games of the first-place Indians, who have won 18 of 23 since April 28. "That was a dominant performance," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "His last pitch was 98, and when youre up around 115 or 120 pitches and you have that left in the tank, thats saying a lot." Scherzer gave the Tigers a much-needed outing and set the stage for Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, who will pitch Tuesday night. Andy Dirks hit a solo homer in the sixth and had two RBIs as Detroit won the first game of the short, showdown series. In the first, Scherzer was touched for a leadoff single by Michael Bourn, a one-out base hit by Asdrubal Cabrera and a hard-hit sacrifice fly by Michael Brantley before he made the Indians look silly. He mixed his pitches, had Clevelands hitters off-balance and grew stronger as the game went on. "He had his good stuff all the way around from his fastball, a good slider and a good changeup," Bourn said. "He came out and dominated." Scherzer, who won five straight starts before getting a no-decision in his last outing against Houston, didnt get much support but was so good he didnt need it. He struck out seven of the last 12 batters, and felt better on his last pitch than the previous 117. "I definitely had the adrenaline going in that situation," he said. "You know thats your last inning and you throw the ball as hard as you can." Before the game, Francona said theres a danger in trying to pitch around Cabrera because Detroit has plenty of other dangerous hitters in its lineup. "I guarantee you if you pitch around him all day, theyre going to score," he said. Kluber went right at Mr. Triple Crown his first two times up, and retired Cabrera on a grounder to third in the first and routine fly to centre in the fourth. But in the sixth, Cabrera, who homered three times in a loss at Texas on Sunday, did what he does best. Dirks opened the inning with his fifth homer, a drive into the right-field seats to tie it 1-all. Torii Hunter followed with a double that one-hopped the wall in right, bringing up Cabrera with first base open. Francona elected to have Kluber to pitch to Cabrera, who rocketed an 0-1 fastball over the centre-field fence to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead. Francona said he didnt walk Cabrera because Prince Fielder, Victor Martinez and Jhonny Peralta could have made things worse. "Nobody out, youre asking for trouble," Francona said. "If you walk him and you have first and second with nobody out, youre putting your pitcher in a tough spot." Leyland marveled at Cabreras ability to hit Klubers pitch. "The pitch was down and away and he got extended on it," Leyland said. "There arent many guys who can do that. Thats why he is who he is." Detroit added two runs in the ninth on RBI singles by Dirks and Fielder. The Indians were missing first baseman Nick Swisher, who was placed on the paternity list before the game after his wife, JoAnna, gave birth to the couples first child. With Swisher out, Brantley batted cleanup for the first time this season and his sacrifice fly in the first gave the Indians a 1-0 lead. Bourn led off with a grounder through the box off Scherzer and raced to third on Asdrubal Cabreras broken-bat single with one out. Brantley followed with a liner to right-centre that was run down by Hunter but was deep enough to score the speedy Bourn easily. That was it for the Indians, though, as Scherzer shut them down. NOTES: Cabreras 195th homer with the Tigers moved him into a tie with Kirk Gibson for 10th place on the franchise list. ... Indians closer Chris Perez has deactivated his Twitter account following two bad outings and harsh comments from some followers. ... A moment of silence was observed before the game for victims of the Oklahoma tornado. ... 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Im evaluating everything.Longhorns spokesman John Bianco later said Perrins comments were about the coachinng staff needing to evaluate the game and the issues the team had on the field.ddddddddddddAfter starting the season 2-0, the Longhorns have lost two straight -- to Cal and Oklahoma State -- giving up 99 total points in the two defeats.?The loss marked the third time in four games this year that Texas has allowed at least 47 points in a game.You cant play the way we played in the first half and expect to win a football game, especially in a tough environment like this, said Strong, whose Longhorns trailed 37-25 at the half.Strong is in the third year of a five-year deal. If fired after the season, he would receive a $10 million buyout.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '