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DETROIT - Max Scherzer has shrugged off the significance of his undefeated start, saying records are fluky statistics for pitchers and that hes simply playing for a good team. When the Detroit Tigers right-hander found out he is the first to accomplish a couple feats since Rogers Clemens and Pedro Martinez, though, it knocked Scherzer off his humble script. "That tickles me when you say those type of names," he said. Scherzer improved to 10-0 and struck out 10, Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer and Detroit beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Monday night. He became the first pitcher to begin a season 10-0 — with all decisions coming in starts — since Clemens went 11-0 for Toronto in 1997, according to STATS. And Scherzer is the first to have at least six strikeouts in his first 14 starts in a season since Martinez did it in 2001 with Boston, STATS said. "Hes at the top of his game pretty much," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. Scherzer allowed one run and seven hits in six innings. Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 24th homer in the second, but struck out with the bases loaded in the fifth and the Orioles down by two runs. "He was just coming after me," Davis said. "Of course, when youre throwing 96, 97, 98, that helps." Jake Arrieta (1-2) allowed five hits on 10 hits in 4 2-3 innings, and was sent to Triple-A Norfolk after the game with a 7.23 ERA. "Stuff has never been an issue with Jake, its just command," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. With two on and none out in the fifth, Arrieta struck out Cabrera on a wild pitch that allowed two runners to get into scoring position. Victor Martinez hit a sacrifice fly and Jhonny Peraltas RBI single to give Detroit a four-run cushion in the fifth, chasing Arrieta. Scherzers start ended after finishing off the sixth inning with two strikeouts, giving him at least 10 in a game for the fifth time this year. Scherzer lowered his ERA to 3.08 this season for the AL Central leaders. He is the second pitcher in Detroit history to start this strong since 1909, when George Mullin was 11-0 with one victory as a reliever, the Elias Sports Bureau said in information provided by the Tigers. Drew Smyly followed with three hitless innings for his second save. "We got (Scherzers) pitch count up and got him out of there," Showalter said. "But Smyly is a good one, you can see why theyre so high on him." Detroit began the game leading baseball with an average of 5.72 runs per game at home and almost scored that much through five innings. Austin Jackson led off with a single and scored on Cabreras seemingly effortless swing, an opposite-field drive that cleared a high wall in right-centre for his 19th homer to make it 2-0. "I watched the replay on video a couple times and by his swing, you think it might be a fly ball to right field," Arrieta said. "But with the strength he has in his swing, a swing like that on that ball ends up in the seats." NOTES: Detroit put RHP Anibal Sanchez (shoulder) and C Alex Avila (left forearm) on the 15-day DL and recalled OF Avisail Garcia and C Bryan Holaday from Triple-A Toledo to take their roster spots. The Tigers plan to call up LHP Jose Alvarez to start in place of Sanchez on Thursday at home against the Boston Red Sox. ... The Orioles are planning to start LHP Zach Britton in place of ailing RHP Jason Hammel on Tuesday night against Detroit and RHP Justin Verlander. ... Orioles Miguel Gonzalez left the team Monday to be with his wife, who is expecting their first child, but Showalter said the team might not put him on paternity leave. Mariners Jerseys 2019 . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. Cheap Mariners Jerseys . 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Coco Crisp of the Cleveland Indians originally became a professional baseball player in 1999, the same year that American rock band Smash Mouth released arguably its most famous song, All Star.Although Crisp has never been an All-Star, his RBI single was the difference in Clevelands 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night at Wrigley Field. The soft liner he deposited into right field was also the impetus for a highly unlikely Twitter exchange between Northern California-based Smash Mouth and Crisps former team, the Oakland Athletics.It began during the game when San Francisco Chronicle columnist John Shea tweeted?about Crisps journey this season. The Indians acquired Crisp at the trade deadline from the As after the veteran accused Oakland of reducing his playing time so that his $13 million player option for next season would not vest.Half an hour later, Smash Mouth chimed in and it was off to the races.The As caught wind of Smash Mouths feelings two hours later and responded in kind. But that was just the beginning. Oakland relief pitcher Sean Doolittle even joined the fun with not-so-subtle references to Smash Mouths 2001 song Im a Believer and its 1998 cover of Why Cant We Be Friends.ddddddddddddThats when the As account laid the first defensive smackdown of the feud, insinuating that it has been nearly two decades since Smash Mouth dropped its most popular song. The band seemed to take the insult in stride and maintained its stance about improving team culture on behalf of Oakland fans.The As then turned around Smash Mouths comment about fans and retorted at midnight Pacific time with what seemed to be a deliberate attempt to shame the five-man band, which again brushed aside the slight. Doolittle, meanwhile, opted to remove himself from the odd situation just before 1 a.m.The following morning, Oakland deleted the tweets and issued an apology to Smash Mouth.What a bizarre world the Internet can be sometimes. As for Crisp and the Indians, they return to Wrigley Field for Game 4 on Saturday seeking a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.-- Nick Ostiller ' ' '