TALK OF THE TOWN JULY 5:TIGERS CRUISE TO VICTORY(TIGERS-BLUE JAYS[MLB])

Tigers bat in top of inning

Blue Jays bat in bottom

Justin Verlander pitching for the Tigers on Thursday.  Let’s start bottom 1st, 2-0 Tigers and Verlander strikes out Edwin Encarnacion! Bottom 2nd, same score and Verlander gets Adam Lind to strike out! Bottom 6th, 7-0 Tigers now and Verlander gets Jose Bautista with the breaking ball! Same inning same score, Adam Lind batting and the 1-6-3 DP for the Tigers to end the inning, Tigers go on to win 11-1.

DET 11 16 0

TOR 1    6   1

Tigers are now  46-38

Blue Jays are now 41-44

Key Players

(DET) Jackson 4-5 HR (5), 4 R
(DET) Fielder   2-5 2 RBI
(TOR) Reyes     1-3

Pitching

W: Verlander (9-5) 7 IP, 0 R, 5 K

L: Rogers (3-4) 5 IP, 7 ER, 4 K

Tigers: 9-2 in last 11 games vs Blue Jays

Blue Jays: 3-8 since 11-game win streak