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Live Tigers blog: Verlander mowing down Phillies

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Justin Verlander has set down 10 consecutive Phillies and the former MVP continues to show flashes of his former self as he appears to be getting stronger as the game goes on.

Peter Bourjos grounded out, Odubel Herrera struck out swinging and Freddy Galvis did the same as Verlander has upped the strikeout count to seven.

Verlander is pitching a great game right now. He's in solid shape with his pitch count (80) and he's featuring a cut fastball that's touching 89 and 90 miles per hour. That's something new as he tends to throw a slider that clock in around 85.