Detroit Free Press · Jul 20, 2016
Min. 4, Det. 1: Tigers waste Verlander's gem
(Photo: Rick Osentoski, USA TODAY Sports)The offense continued to sputter. The Tigers continued to waste a stellar performance by a starting pitcher.
The normally reliable Francisco Rodriguez gave up a pair of home runs in the ninth inning and the Tigers went on to lose, 4-1, to the Twins this afternoon at Comerica Park.
Max Kepler’s two-out solo home run to right on a full-count change-up broke a 1-1 tie. Eddie Rosario added a two-run home run on an 0-1 count.
The Tigers, which lost two of three to the Twins, begin a seven-game road trip on Thursday in Chicago against the White Sox.