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DETROIT -- Alex Avila took advantage of a rare mistake from Stephen Strasburg. Avila hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the sixth inning on a Strasburg fastball right over the plate, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. "When youre facing a guy like Strasburg, you may get one pitch all game to do something," Avila said. Anibal Sanchez (9-7) gave up one run, five hits and two walks over seven innings for Detroit. Jose Veras, a day after being acquired from Houston, was perfect in the eighth in his Tigers debut. Joaquin Benoit, who will keep his job as the teams closer, gave up one hit in the ninth inning. Sanchez, who has given up two earned runs combined in his last three starts, isnt ready to say hes in a groove. "I need to keep working on my command," he said. "My first pitch for a strike is not there yet and I need that." Strasburg (5-9) allowed five runs, six hits and three walks while striking out seven over seven innings. Strasburg is winless in his last four starts and has given up at least four earned runs in three of his last five outings. "I thought he pitched great," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. "He just made one mistake and Avila crushed it. Until that inning, the way he was cruising, I thought we might get nine innings out of him." The AL Central-leading Tigers have won four straight and eight of nine to move 15 games over .500 for the first time this season. Washington started strong, scoring a run on three hits in the first against Sanchez. Bryce Harper led off with a triple and scored on Ryan Zimmermans single. Then, the Nationals couldnt get much else going offensively. "Were not swinging the bats that badly, but we never seem to score for Stephen," Johnson said. "I cant explain that." The Nationals have scored a combined total of nine runs in Strasburgs last four outings. Miguel Cabrera faced Strasburg for the first time in the regular season with two outs and a runner on base in the first and he hit a 2-0 pitch sharply up the middle for a single, but was stranded when Victor Martinez hit an inning-ending flyout. Cabrera later, trying to field a grounder in the fifth inning, appeared to aggravate the left hip injury that had recently knocked him out of the lineup, but he stayed in the game. "It bothered him a little bit," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. Andy Dirks hit a game-tying double in the fourth inning and if a fan, sitting in the front row along the third-base line, didnt field the ball with his glove, the Tigers mightve gone ahead. Jhonny Peralta was sent back to third base after scoring, and Avila ended the inning with a flyout. The catcher made up for the missed opportunity a few innings later, sending Strasburgs 2-1 pitch soaring deep into the right-field seats to give the a four-run lead. "I pitched well, minus one pitch," Strasburg said. "That was supposed to be a fastball away, but it came back over the plate and he put a good swing on it." NOTES: Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski said before the game that didnt anticipate making another trade before Wednesdays non-waiver deadline, but did in fact make a deal after the game. Detroit acquired IF Jose Iglesias from Boston for OF Avisail Garcia and RHP Brayan Villarreal, adding a much-needed option if Peralta is suspended as part of baseballs Biogenesis drug investigation. ... Johnson said he doesnt expect the Nationals to make a trade before the non-waiver deadline. ... Johnson said pitching coach Steve McCatty, a Detroit native, was still in a hospital, two days after he was taken there to treat an irregular heartbeat and high blood pressure. He is expected to be released Wednesday. "Just being really careful with him," Johnson said. 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Bowman spent the past three seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, where he registered a total of 153 tackles, nine sacks, and two interceptions.CHICAGO -- The Detroit Tigers keep on winning, even without Miguel Cabrera. Prince Fielder, Austin Jackson and Torii Hunter homered, and Anibal Sanchez pitched six scoreless innings to help the Tigers overcome Cabreras latest absence in a 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. Cabrera, the reigning AL MVP and baseballs first Triple Crown winner in 45 years last season, left Mondays game in the bottom of the fifth inning with a left hip flexor injury. He hasnt played since and might sit out Thursday, too, when the Tigers go for a four-game sweep and their fifth straight win. Sanchez (8-7) earned his first win since July 6, allowing six hits and striking out five. The right-hander had only allowed five earned runs in his previous two starts, both losses, but continued Detroits strong starting pitching during the series. In three games, Tigers starters have pitched 21 innings and allowed two runs, giving the Cabrera-less lineup room to breathe. "We need (Cabrera) on the end," Sanchez said. "Hes a big piece of the lineup and we need to try to play hard without him." They did just that Wednesday, hitting three homers off John Danks (2-8) despite not having Cabrera, who is hitting .358 with 31 homers and 96 RBIs. "It falls squarely on me. This is no one elses fault. It was just one of those nights," Danks said. "There is no other way to explain it, just wasnt able to do what I wanted to do. "Thats just the way it goes. I understand what happened. I understand adjustments need to be made, and we will work on it." Fielder gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead in the first with his 17th home run. Hunter reached on a fielders choice, and Matt Tuiasosopo walked before Fielder hit a 1-0 pitch into deep right-centre field for his first homer since July 10. Danks retired the first two batters in the second before Jackson hooked the first pitch around the foul pole in left to make it 4-0. In the fifth, Hunter hit his ninth homer to give Detroit a 5-0 lead. Hunter went 2 for 5, improving to .354 in July. Over three games against left-handed starters Chris Sale, Hector Santiago, and Danks, Detroit has scored 11 earned runs. "Well, I mean, yeah, we did a good job," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "Prince has hit lefties real good. He got us off to a great start." That was enough to propel Sanchez andd Detroit past Chicago, which dropped to 20 games below .dddddddddddd500 for the first time Sept. 26, 2007. The White Sox are a season-high 16 games out of first place. Danks lost his second straight start and is winless since July 2. He worked seven innings and matched his season high by giving up six runs along with 11 hits -- including the three home runs to give him 17 allowed this season in 12 starts. "It was a tough game. Kind of a frustrating game," Danks said. "Hard to make the ball do what I wanted it to and hard to get it where I wanted it to be." Nights like Wednesday are why the White Sox are expected to be sellers before the July 31 trade deadline. "There are a lot of things floating out there that make it more difficult for guys to just play baseball," Ventura said. "I think subconsciously it is in there. Whether you like to think so or not, its there, because everything is floating out there. Ill be glad when it turns August." By then, Cabrera should be back for the Tigers. Not that they need to rush him back the way the offence has been without him. "Thats good because that gives him more chance to recover (from) the soreness hes got," Sanchez said. NOTES: RHP Jair Jurrjens signed a Triple-A contract and will join Detroits affiliate Toledo on Friday. Jurrjens started his career with the Tigers in 2007 and spent five seasons with Atlanta before signing with Baltimore. 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