Live Tigers blog: Bottom 7th: JV shuts Royals down

(Photo: Ed Zurga, Getty Images)Bottom 7th: JV shuts Royals down

Tigers starter Justin Verlander set the Royals down in order in the bottom of the seventh inning. He got Whit Merrifield and Alcides Escobar to ground out, before striking out Eric Hosmer swinging to end the inning. Through seven innings, Verlander has allowed four runs on eight hits, while striking out seven and walking one. The Tigers are holding on, with a 6-4 lead going to the top of the eighth.

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