Jackson Has Been Fueling The Tigers' Fire

DETROIT  - When a team catches fire, there are usually multiple heroes.

For Detroit, one of them is Austin Jackson.

The center fielder had 18 hits in 24 at-bats to help Detroit win 5-of-7 from Kansas City and Chicago as the Tigers widened their AL Central lead to 6-1/2 games over runner-up Cleveland. The Tigers all but buried the third-place White Sox with a sweep that knocked them 8-1/2 games behind with time winding down.

Detroit concluded the series with an 18-2 victory Sunday.

"It's really hard to explain," Jackson said of his hot streak. "I'm just getting good pitches to hit and trying to be ready for them."

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