It Could Only Be Jered!

Jered, The Galleria Of Mind-Reading, Big-Mouthed Pitching. 

Magglio stood at the plate and watched his drive, but not to show up the pitcher. That isn't how he plays the game. He wanted to see if it would go foul. It wrapped around the pole for a homer. The Tigers took a third inning 2-0 lead.

So Jered Weaver chirped all day. And Carlos Guillen did show him and his big mouth up, with a bat flip and slow circuit of the bases after homering in the seventh. He also had some words for his catcher after touching home plate. 

Plate umperor Hunter Wendelstedt warned both benches.  Now they warn you for thought crimes. Like Moe slapping Larry and Curly. "That's for what you were thinking!"

Weaver's next pitch sailed over Alex Avila's head, and he was gone.

Meanwhile, Justin Verlander hadn't allowed a hit.

Eric Aybar bunted. Another thought crime: bunting to break up a no-hitter. JV threw the ball away, and Aybar reached second. Matt Trumbo got him over, and Peter Bourjos hit one to third. Aybar got into a rundown, JV had to cover the plate, and Aybar shoved an elbow into him on the way by.

They're not on the schedule after today, but that's all right. There might be post-season. And we know we'll play them next year.

Maicir Izturis singled Bourjos in. No history on this day at Comerica.

With a 3-2 lead, JV came out and Skipper Leyland tested the baseball godz by sending Ryan Steelglove out to play left field. 

Fernando Valverde walked leadoff hitter Bobby Abreu. Vernon Wells fielder's choiced him, and stole second Tying run in scoring position, but the next two Halos made outs, and this one went into the W column. For Win, and for Weaver.

Sweetening the win was the Indians' loss to KC that restored the Tigers' 2 1-2 game lead. 

Pretty amaze-ing, that Justin Verlander. Take away one bad pitch, one lucky swing of the bat, and he'd have three no-hitters this season.