In his first outing since last week's no-hitter, Justin Verlander held the Royals hitless until two out in the sixth, when Melky Cabrera tripled. He came out after eight, having allowed only a Matt Trainor double. Papa Grande got the save, and you can put it in the win column.
Anyone, a good day, can come up with a no-hitter. What they do next time out reveals a great deal. Francisco Liriano, arguably the least likely pitcher to do that (zero complete games lifetime, 2011 ERA over nine), was chased after four innings, by the Tigers. Tonight, JV kept going out there, throwing like he could do it again. And no one at the game, or watching at home, held any doubt that he would. Verlandermania has taken hold at Comerica!
Across the lake in Cleveland, the Indians got three in the ninth to win; the last two on a walkoff home run by Travis Hafner.The Tribe's fifth walkoff win at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario, where it's all happening. Like it was at Michigan and Trumbull in 1968, when the Tigers, if behind after the seventh inning, had the other team right where they wanted them.
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