The Cleveland Indians jumped out to the AL Central lead with a great April, but few have really bought into them remaining there through September. As long as they keep fighting off the Detroit Tigers like they did last night, though, we might have to reconsider.

The Indians finally snapped their 10-game skid against the Tigers on Tuesday with a 5-3 win that gave them a three-game lead in the division. The teams continue their four-game series on Wednesday night where Detroit is a 1 1/2-run favorite to rebound, according to Bovada’s Indians vs. Tigers Betting Lines.

The win put the Indians at .500 at Progressive Field and increased their lead over the Tigers by four games.

One reason oddsmakers still favored Detroit to win the division in MLB Futures Betting Lines was it’s recent history against Cleveland, outscoring them 76-31 over the past year and a half.

But the Indians got the upper hand last night, popping eight hits and four runs off starter Rick Procello. It continued the Tigers’ recent slide, winning just 10 of their last 27 and sitting in third in the division. Detroit’s woes isn’t for a lack of firepower. Prince Fielder is hitting .394 over the last eight games with two home runs and eight RBI while Miguel Cabrera is hitting .400 with 12 RBI.

“We’re not worried,” Fielder told the Associated Press. “With this team, never. We have a lot of people doing it for us. We had some chances, but didn’t get it done. Not because of mistakes, just because that’s baseball.

“We’re going to be all right. We start analyzing every little thing, that’s when you make the game a whole lot harder than it is. I hit that ball hard, but there’s no GPS on it. I took a swing, hit it, but can’t control where it goes.”

Zach McAllister is tasked with making it two wins in a row. He’ll start after putting together three solid outings this month. He’s surrendered no more than four runs in any of his starts since joining the team May 7. McAllister was a late call up last year, and actually faced Detroit in one of his starts, allowing one run in five innings.

He’ll square off against Detroit’s Doug Fister, who also joined his team’s rotation on May 7 after sitting out with a rib injury. He’s winless in three starts, but only for a lack of run support. He’s given up just four runs in 21 innings so far, and has a 3-2 career record against the Tribe with a 2.31 ERA.