DETROIT, June 11 (UPI) -- Max Scherzer racked up his eighth win and the Detroit Tigers tied for first place in the American League Central Saturday with an 8-1 victory over Seattle.
Scherzer (8-2) held the Mariners to one run on four hits in a seven inning-effort, walking two and striking out four.
The right-hander, who joined Boston's Jon Lester and Baltimore's Jake Arrieta as the American League's only eight-game winners, led Detroit to its sixth win in eight games and a first-place tie with Cleveland atop the Central Division.
Austin Jackson and Victor Martinez each provided three hits and two RBI for Detroit, which pounded out 14 hits.
Michael Pineda (6-4) absorbed the defeat for Seattle, which lost for the second time in three games against the Tigers. Pineda yielded six runs (five earned) on eight hits before being yanked after 5 1/3 innings.
Brandon Ryan drove in the Mariners' only run.
