It was another big night for Justin Verlander as he pitched a complete game allowing only 1 run on 6 hits as the Tigers handed the White Sox a 2-1 loss and their 8th of the last 10. It was a perfect time for Verlander to go the whole game as Detroit’s bull pen was a bit understaffed and he was glad to give them a break.
Jim Thome had a solo shot for the Sox accounting for their only run. Verlander is now 7-0 in his last 9 starts.
At Minute Maid Park in Houston, the Astros edged the Cubs 2-1 in their 2nd game of a 3 game series. Geovany Soto’s second inning solo homer was the only time Chicago got on the board. Cubs manager Lou Pinella put the situation in simple perspective.
Angel Guzman only pitched a third of an inning but gave up enough to shoulder the loss.
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For the 28th straight season a Western Michigan Bronco has been called up in the Major League Baseball draft. Right-handed pitcher and Kalamazoo Central grad Kevan Hess will soon be wearing the Olde English “D!” Hess was taken in the 14th round by the team he’s been rooting for his whole life – The Tigers! How much sweeter is that?
The Tigers also took a right-handed hurler with their first pick: Jacob Turner out of Westminster Christian Academy in Missouri – last year he went 7-2 with 113 strikeouts and 13 walks.
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