Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander couldn't settle things Wednesday night, so slugger Nelson Cruz decided the outcome with his bat. Cruz hit his 28th homer in the eighth inning after Hernandez and Verlander dueled through the first seven, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 to complete a three-game sweep. Cruz hit a 1-1 pitch from Justin Wilson (2-4) over the batter's eye 421 feet away to help the Mariners get their season-high sixth straight victory.
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