Thanks to Craig Monroe's slam, the Tigers win another series, 2-1. Verlander gave another solid performance, much like the other guys -- Bonderman and Robertson -- at the top of the rotation. So far that troika has tossed 38 innings, giving up 28 hits and 14 walks while striking out 29 and posting a 1.66 ERA.
Now it's off to Toronto for a 4-game set. I'd be happy with a split here. Mike Maroth faces Tomo Ohka tonight and a victory would be nice. Tomorrow night is one of those "worth the price of admission" matchups: Bonderman vs. Halladay. Chad Durbin squares off against A.J. Burnett on Saturday and Robertson faces Josh Towers in the finale.
On paper, it's clear why it would be helpful for Maroth to win tonight. As good as Bonderman is, you have to give Halladay the edge tomorrow and Burnett a big advantage against Durbin. We like Robertson vs. Towers. Of course, predicting baseball games is probably the most difficult proposition out there, so who knows.
The Tigers are tied with Minnesota for first place in the AL Central.
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