Live Tigers blog: Bottom 5th: McCann singles, stranded

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James McCann singled with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, but that was the only offense for the Tigers against Mariners starter James Paxton -- who is dealing. With strikeouts of Mike Aviles and Ian Kinsler, Paxton now has five strikeouts in five innings, while only allowing four hits and a walk. After five, the game remains scoreless.

Top 5th: JV allows hit, strands runner

For the third inning in a row, Tigers starter Justin Verlander gave up a hit, and had the runner end up in scoring position. Also for the third consecutive inning in a row, Verlander stranded the runner. While both teams have scattered hits so far,…