Tigers-Indians Preview 7-26-12
(AP) -- Justin Verlander has been outstanding over the last month and is a big reason for the Detroit Tigers' run to the top of the AL Central.
The Detroit ace will try to win his fourth straight start and notch his 12th victory of the season Thursday night when the Tigers close their series against the Cleveland Indians.
Detroit kept pace with Chicago atop the Central, defeating Cleveland 5-3 on Wednesday. Max Scherzer struck out eight over seven innings while rookie Quintin Berry had three hits and drove in two runs.
The Tigers (53-45) bounced back after they lost Tuesday's series opener 3-2 to end a five-game winning streak. Detroit has won 14 of 17 to erase a 4 1/2-game deficit in the division.
Wednesday's victory was the Tigers' first in five games at Cleveland this year andtheir second over the Indians in eight meetings.
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