Delmon Young's three run homer in the sixth, that is, that broke up the pitching battle between Verlander and Sale and gave the Tigers a 4-1 lead.
Brennan Boesch, owner of the only homer Sale had allowed to a lefty this season, inserted in the lineup for that exact reason, hit another in the fifth to tie the score at one.
Verlander and Scherzer have become a latter-day Koufax and Drysdale rotation pairing, insuring trouble for any opponent in a short series. JV's line tonight: eight innings, four hits, two walks, 11 strikeouts. Amazing, as always.
K and D had Ron Perranoski to close out the enemy. V and S have Jose Valverde splashing paint remover over their masterpieces. After retiring the first two Sox in the ninth, he allowed three singles and a run. ("It's ALWAYS this way ..." -- Iggy Pop, "Not Right."). If Austin Jackson hadn't been fast enough to chase down Orlando Hudson's liner, the game would have been tied, and JV's work of art in the trash can.
A win by any other name is still a win, and the three game sweep gets the Tigers back even with the Pale Hose, in first with identical 72-61 records.
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