DETROIT -- As the Tigers search for momentum to propel them through the stretch run and earn them their first American League Central title in 11 years, the familiar power swings in the middle of their order are the likely answer. Kerry Carpenter and Riley Greene delivered on Sunday with home runs to the right-field tunnel -- Carpenter a three-run homer in the fourth inning, Greene a two-run drive in the sixth -- turning a rubber match against the Angels into a relatively comfortable afternoon stroll for a 9-5 Tigers win at Comerica Park.

Carpenter’s career-high 21st homer comes with seven weeks left to play. Three of his homers came during this week’s homestand, during which he went 7-for-20 with nine RBIs. The Angels had leveraged their left-handed pitching to hold Carpenter hit

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