The Detroit Tigers are on quite the roll as they head into Yankee Stadium for a series against the Yanks on Friday and one of the biggest reason for the success of the team this season has been due to the pitching of Max Scherzer.

The Tigers extended their winning streak to 12 games after defeating the Cleveland Indians in a four-game sweep after winning 10-3 on Thursday and now Scherzer os 17-1 on the season, the best record in baseball. The Tigers starter has won 17 of his first 18 starts of the season, which has happened four other times according to ESPN.com. The Tigers have been playing some fantastic baseball this season and the team put it into the club chasing them, as the Indians now have fallen back in the Central.

Miguel Cabrera has continued his hot hitting after coming back from a minor injury and he had three RBIs on the night to help give Scherzer his 17th win, which is the most in the majors and puts him firmly in the Cy Young race as the favorite. The Tigers have a seven game lead over the Indians now after sweeping the series and have a 68-45 record on the year and their next series is against the slumping Yankees. The team currently ranks in the top two in the league in runs, batting average and on base percentage and the team is third in slugging percentage among the 30 clubs.

The Tigers had 12 hits and the game ended up a rout and manager Terry Francona ended up putting Ryan Raburn in as a pitcher in the ninth inning, which saw the versatile utility man get three outs, including a strikeout on Matt Tuiasosopo before closing out the inning. Scherzer has been pitching well all season and he has the best win percentage in the league and now he is likely to be the favorite for the Cy Young award.