--RHP Justin Verlander came up as the ace many feel he's capable of being Sunday with seven innings of four-hit ball to stop Detroit's three-game losing streak against Minnesota. 

MEDICAL WATCH: SS Edgar Renteria (left hamstring strain) left the July 9 game and didn't play July 10-13 to rest the injury. 

Outfielders Clete Thomas and Matt Joyce are giving Detroit management something to think about. 

--RHP Justin Verlander came up as the ace many feel he's capable of being Sunday with seven innings of four-hit ball to stop Detroit's three-game losing streak against Minnesota. 

MEDICAL WATCH: SS Edgar Renteria (left hamstring strain) left the July 9 game and didn't play July 10-13 to rest the injury. 

Outfielders Clete Thomas and Matt Joyce are giving Detroit management something to think about. 

He just passed Mantle. 

Justin Verlander knew it was a big game, and he wasn't about to let his teammates down. 

Dontrelle Willis is hoping to return to the Detroit Tigers in September and at the same time acknowledging remaking his distinctive delivery will take time. 

The Minnesota Twins continue to play well against AL Central opponents. 

Brendan Harris has been swinging like a middle-of-the-order slugger over the last month. 

Brendan Harris has been swinging like a middle-of-the-order slugger over the last month. 

It isn't that manager Jim Leyland is losing faith in his closer, right-hander Todd Jones. 

--RHP Armando Galarraga has lost three games in his career with Detroit -- all of them to Minnesota. 

MEDICAL WATCH: SS Edgar Renteria (left hamstring strain) left the July 9 game and didn't play July 10 and July 11.