Verlander Looks For 4th Straight Win Over K.C.
Verlander tries to win his fourth straight start both overall and against the Royals when he takes the mound for the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.
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Verlander tries to win his fourth straight start both overall and against the Royals when he takes the mound for the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.
About seven weeks ago - amid perhaps the best stretch of his career - Justin Verlander took a break from overpowering opposing hitters to discuss a far more important task.
A single by Brennan Boesch brought home the winning run as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Friday night.
Coming off a successful homestand against two of the better teams in the AL, the last thing Detroit manager Jim Leyland wants to see is his Tigers take a step back versus one of the league's worst.
Brad Penny wants to put a little daylight between himself and, well, day games.
It wouldn't be surprising to see Jim Leyland run his decision on whether to start Justin Verlander against Cleveland into the middle of next week.
Alexi Ogando shut down Detroit once again and the Texas Rangers ended a three-game losing skid by topping the Tigers 5-2 Thursday in a matchup of AL division leaders.
Alexi Ogando has put together a pair of dominant performances to beat the Detroit Tigers twice this season. The Texas Rangers now need him to end his recent struggles to help them avoid a rare sweep.
Brad Thomas (sore left elbow) went on the 60-day disabled list July 25. He was shut down from throwing until at least mid-August.
Alex Avila had no home runs in July but already has two in a pair of games in August.
Manager Jim Leyland wanted to give Carlos Guillen a game off Wednesday night with a day game coming up Thursday, so he stuck Raburn back at second base, a position he occupied on a regular basis until Guillen came back from the disabled list in mid-July.
Doug Fister pitched seven effective innings to win his Detroit debut while Alex Avila and Ryan Raburn homered as the Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 Wednesday night.
While you can't tell by his individual win-loss record, Doug Fister has been one of the more effective pitchers in the AL of late.
The Wings' 23-man roster for the start of the 2010-11 season is set. They are not looking to sign any more free agents to NHL contracts and don't expect to make a trade in the off-season.
Jose Valverde stubbed his toe a little but still managed to make it 29-for-29 in saves this season.
