Detroit Tigers (26-16) vs St. Louis Cardinals (16-24)
Comerica Park @ 1:05PM EST
WJBK Channel 2 / AM 1270
Justin Verlander (4-1, 2.76 ERA) vs Brad Thompson (2-0, 4.03 ERA)
Tigers will be going for the sweep today with Justin Verlander on the mound. In Justin’s last outing he received the only win against Boston going 7.2 innings allowing 2 earned runs with 7 strikeouts and no walks. Hopefully he can go deep in today’s game as the bullpen consists of Grilli & Jose Mesa today, Ledezma could possibly pitch as well if needed.
St. Louis is sending Brad Thompson to try and get a win. Thompson started the year in the bullpen and this will be his third start this year. He’s been ok through both starts allowing a total of 4 earned runs in 11.2 innings of work. He’s been good at keeping the ball down and is a ground-ball pitcher.