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Verlander Wins AL MVP

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:48:52 CST

Detroit pitcher Justin Verlander won the Most Valuable Player award today, adding it to his Cy Young Award last week. Verlander received 13 of 28 first-place votes and 280 points in voting announced by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Verlander won the AL's pitching triple crown, going 24-5 with...

Rangers Tame Tigers 3-2 in ALCS Opener

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:07:07 CDT

A few minutes past midnight, the Texas Rangers had one more victory over Justin Verlander—and the Detroit Tigers lost yet another wet playoff opener started by their ace. "If anywhere in the country has a drought, just bring me in and I'll fix that," Verlander said after the Rangers...

Verlander Loses Seventh As Tigers Fall to Royals

Doug Sweeney — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:48:08 CDT

Luke Hochevar pitched six strong innings and Joey Gathright drove in the only runs, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Wednesday night and hand Justin Verlander his AL-leading seventh loss. Hochevar (3-2), the first overall pick in the 2006 draft, limited the Tigers to four...

Beckett, Youkilis Lead Boston Over Tigers

Jesse Andrews — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:35:10 CDT

Josh Beckett got eight strikeouts, including the 1,000th of his career and Kevin Youkilis hit another home run at spacious Comerica Park to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Beckett gave up six hits and a run in seven innings and Youkilis...

Monroe Homer Lifts Twins Past Tigers

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:29:11 CDT

Craig Monroe hit a two-run homer off Justin Verlander and Brian Bass picked up his first major league win in relief of injured starter Scott Baker, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers last night. Bass (1-0) allowed three hits in four scoreless innings, Pat...

Hunter, Aybar Lead Angels Past Tigers

Mike Buss — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:40:13 CDT

Torii Hunter hit an RBI triple in the fourth inning and added a two-run double in a four-run sixth to help chase Justin Verlander, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-2 win over the Tigers on Sunday. Erick Aybar also drove in three runs, helping the Angels win the...

Santiago's First Homer in Four Years Lifts Tigers Over Texas

Doug Sweeney — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:52:51 CDT

Ramon Santiago homered for the first time since 2003 and drove in three runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 10-2 on Tuesday night. Magglio Ordonez also homered, giving him 1,000 RBIs for his career, while Edgar Renteria had four hits. Justin Verlander (1-3) struggled early...

Carmona, Offense Key Indians Win

Jesse Andrews — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:38:49 CDT

Fausto Carmona allowed a run in 6 2/3 innings, Ryan Garko and Travis Hafner hit two-run homers, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 11-1. Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander remained winless in four starts, falling to 0-3. He allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings, with four...

Winless Tigers Lose Sixth in a Row, 13-2

Jamie Buss — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:48:41 CDT

Nick Swisher homered on the game's second pitch, while Carlos Quentin had four RBIs as the Chicago White Sox handed the Tigers a 13-2 loss Sunday night. Despite the second-highest payroll in baseball, the Tigers, the only winless team in the majors, are off to their worst start since going...