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Verlander cruises to win No. 18
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Verlander allowed one run over 7 2-3 innings to become baseball's first 18-game winner, and the first-place Tigers breezed to an easy 7-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. Verlander labored through a 29-pitch first inning but settled down after that, allowing seven hits in another impressive outing.Detroit extended its lead in the AL Central to three games over the Cleveland Indians , who lost in 14 innings early Wednesday morning.The Tigers had lost two in a row coming into the game, and their last eight wins had been by one run, but there wasn't much to sweat out on this night - especially with Verlander on the mound."He's a tough cookie. That's why he's about to win the Cy Young ," Minnesota outfielder Ben Revere said. "When he's going like that, with that lineup, you don't have a chance. [Read the full article]
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