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The Indians lost 6-5 to the Tigers in 14 innings on Wednesday, but rookie Danny Salazar offered more evidence that he could be too much for division opponents to handle for years to come.

He went 7â…” innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits with 10 strikeouts and one walk. He was over 100 pitches when he took the mound for the eighth and gave up a two-run homer. By then, jaws were dropping in the opposing dugout as Salazar's fastball reached 99 miles per hour consistently.

"The kid was as advertised — and then some," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "That's impressive. That's an easy 98, 99 [mph]. Easy. That kid is something special."

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The Royals made offseason headlines for how they reshaped their rotation, but their bullpen has been big for them. Only two American League teams have a bullpen ERA under 3.00, and one of them is Kansas City.

"I feel we're just now really clicking as a whole unit," closer Greg Holland said. "We've been good all year, but we've got guys who can be really dominant."

Holland closed the door on the Twins on Wednesday to earn his 30th save, his 23rd conversion in a row.

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This one comes from the Sports Features Group: The White Sox went 0-7 on their most recent road trip, the first time in their 113-year history that they went winless on a road trip of at least seven games.

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What's impressive about the Tigers' 12-game winning streak that ended Friday in extra innings against the Yankees is that hitting savant Miguel Cabrera missed several games and was pulled early from others during the run because of a hip pointer.