Losing two of three games to the last-place team in the American League Central doesn’t look good for a team trying to decide whether to buy or sell before the Aug. 1 trade deadline.
Justin Verlander, who allowed one run and two hits over eight innings in a no-decision, has a different outlook on the series after Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park.
“I think we’ve pitched extremely well, which has kind of been one of our downfalls,” Verlander said of the past two losses. “I think we’ve been too inconsistent as a starting staff, myself included, in some games there.