Justin Verlander delivered to the tune of eight sparkling innings. Unfortunately, the offense was on vacation and K-Rod botched the ninth. As a result, the Tigers lost 4-1 to the Twins, handing them the series in disappointing fashion on a game that was easily winnable.
Wednesday’s game started out well and good. Verlander allowed a one-out home run to Joe Mauer and then Ian Kinsler took Ervin Santana deep on the first pitch of the game. After that, though, the game was rather docile. Verlander would give up just one hit for the next seven innings while the Tigers couldn’t drive in runs on the few scoring chances they had.