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CLEVELAND -- Justin Verlander overcame a rocky start and rain delay to get his fifth win and Miguel Cabrera hit another homer as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night, sweeping the two-game series between the AL Centrals top teams. Verlander (5-4) was two outs from qualifying for a victory, when the game was stopped with the Tigers leading 9-5 in the fifth. The right-hander came back after the weather break and finished the inning to get the win, ending a run of five straight victories by the Indians over former Cy Young winners. The game was delayed 62 minutes by rain in the fifth and another 48 minutes in the eighth. Victor Martinez hit two sacrifice flies off Ubaldo Jimenez (3-3) as the Tigers, who led 9-2 in the fifth, held on to move within one-half game of the first-place Indians. After the second rain delay, Cabrera connected for a two-run homer off reliever Rich Hill. It was the sluggers fifth homer in three games and 13th this season. The shot to right-centre was helped over the wall by centre fielder Michael Bourn, who ran back to the warning track and was in position to make the catch but had the bounce out of his glove and into the stands. Carlos Santana hit a two-run homer and Yan Gomes connected for the Indians, who will open a four-game series in Boston on Thursday -- manager Terry Franconas return to Fenway Park for the first time since leaving the Red Sox. Verlander wasnt sharp for the third straight outing, allowing five runs and 10 hits. He walked one and struck out nine, but the five-time All-Star wasnt about to let a win slip away because of the weather. As the grounds crew hauled out the tarp to cover the field in the fifth, Verlander stood on the mound and gave an incredulous look to umpire Tim Welke, the crew chief working second base. Verlander was aware a possible victory was being washed away since he would likely not be coming back after the delay. However, as the tarp was still being rolled up nearly an hour later, Verlander went back out to warm up without his teammates and stayed in the game despite a lengthy wait between his 100th and 101st pitches. When play resumed, he retired Mark Reynolds on a grounder to third and struck out Ryan Raburn looking. Verlander took a seven-run lead into the fifth, but was touched up for three runs on Michael Brantleys RBI single and Santanas homer, his eighth. Verlander may be one of the ALs most dominant pitchers, but the 2011 Cy Young winner has only been average against the Indians. He came in 14-14 in 31 career starts against Cleveland, which had already beaten him once this year. The Indians had Verlander on the ropes in the second, but couldnt come up with the big hit. Verlander gave up just one run and worked out of a two-out, bases-loaded situation by getting Brantley on a force. The next time he took the mound, Verlander had a four-run cushion as the Tigers took advantage of two walks to score four runs in the third and take a 6-2 lead. Jimenez, who allowed six runs in four innings, walked Torii Hunter with one out and then threw four consecutive balls to the dangerous Cabrera. Prince Fielder hit a ground-rule RBI double, and Martinez delivered his second sac fly to make it 4-2. Jhonny Peralta and Brayan Pena continued the onslaught against Jimenez with run-scoring doubles. The Tigers didnt waste any time, scoring two runs in the first off Jimenez, who had pitched as well in his past four starts as in any stretch since joining the Indians in 2011. NOTES: Francona said 1B Nick Swisher will rejoin the Indians in time for Fridays game in Boston. Swisher was placed on the paternity list Wednesday after his wife, JoAnna, had the couples first child, a girl. ... The Tigers and Indians next meet on June 7-9 in Detroit. ... Tigers manager Jim Leyland rested starting C Alex Avila, who is batting just .174 and mired in a 1-for-21 slump. Leyland doesnt know whats wrong with Avila. "I wish I did," he said. "I dont want to indicate that Alex isnt our catcher because he is, but at some point I have to do something -- sit him down or go every other day for a while. I dont really have the formula just yet in my mind." Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . With his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in play. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! .S. Open champion Justin Rose birdied the first hole with a blind shot he hit to a foot of the pin, and he stayed in front Tuesday until he completed a 4-under 67 for a two-shot lead over Jason Dufner in PGA Grand Slam of Golf. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Daryl Macon and Dusty Hannahs scored 17 points each as Arkansas pulled away in the second half for an 84-72 win over Houston on Tuesday night.It was the fourth straight win for the Razorbacks (7-1), who shot 59.3 percent (16 of 27) in the second half to rally from a 35-34 halftime deficit.Moses Kingsley added 14 points and eight rebounds for Arkansas, while Dustin Thomas had 11 points. The Razorbacks shot 50.8 percent overall (30 of 59).Rob Gray scored 22 points to lead the Cougars (6-2), whose two losses this season have both come on the road against Southeastern Conference opponents. Damyean Dotson had 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Galen Robinson had 14 points and Wes Vanbeck scored 10.Arkansas entered having won seven of its last eight games against its former Southwest Conference rival Cougars, who were making their first visit to Fayetteville since 1991.The two teams also came in averaging more than 84 points per game, though Houston struggled early while falling behind by as many as 14 points in the first half. The Cougars rallied, however, to take a 35-34 halftime lead -- with 32 of those points coming from the backcourt quartet of Dotson, Robinson, Gray and Vanbeeck.ddddddddddddHannahs scored 10 of his points off the bench in the first half, finishing 6 of 11 overall from the field -- 2 of 3 on 3-pointers.BIG PICTUREHouston: The Cougars had the guards to run with the Razorbacks, but they had no answers off their bench -- which was outscored 34-14 by Arkansas. Houston entered the game averaging 85.1 points, but it shot only 40 percent (14 of 35) in the second half.Arkansas: The Razorbacks failed in their first true test of the season, falling 87-71 at Minnesota on Nov. 22. On Tuesday, they played like the team coach Mike Anderson had in mind when he signed guards Macon and Jaylen Barford from junior college -- with an eye on immediately turning around following a 16-16 season. While Barford struggled with only two points, Macon was in control throughout, a positive sign for a team intent on returning to the NCAA Tournament after missing it last season.UP NEXTHouston begins a four-game stretch at home by hosting Rhode Island on Saturday.The Razorbacks wrap up five straight games at home when they host North Florida on Saturday. ' ' '