Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2
 Justin Verlander has seen his ERA increase from 3.95 to 4.77 over his losing streak. (AP)
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By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Miguel Cabrera and Brandon Inge both homered, but both were solo jobs, as the timely hits eluded Detroit. Justin Verlander had decent stuff and good command, but he was unable to put away the Jays when he had to, as the tall right-hander took his fourth consecutive loss. Complete story >
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| Toronto | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Inglett, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .290 |
| Scutaro, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .256 |
| Rios, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| Wells, V, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| Stairs, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| Barajas, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .264 |
| Lind, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| Overbay, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .270 |
| McDonald, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |
BATTING 2B: McDonald (4, Verlander). HR: Barajas (10, 6th inning off Lopez, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Scutaro; Rios; Wells, V 2; Stairs 2; Barajas 5; Overbay; McDonald 2. RBI: Barajas 3 (40), Lind (27), Stairs (41), Rios (50), Wells, V (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stairs. S: Inglett. SF: Lind; Barajas; Wells, V. GIDP: Overbay; Scutaro. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING DP: (McDonald-Inglett-Overbay).
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| Detroit | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Granderson, CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .299 |
| Polanco, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .311 |
| Guillen, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 |
| Ordonez, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .318 |
| Cabrera, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .298 |
| Joyce, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Sheffield, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .219 |
| Renteria, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 |
| Inge, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .217 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | |
BATTING 2B: Renteria (13, Marcum), Inge (11, Ryan). HR: Inge (10, 3rd inning off Marcum, 0 on, 0 out), Cabrera (24, 6th inning off Marcum, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Granderson; Polanco; Guillen; Ordonez; Cabrera 4; Joyce; Renteria 2; Inge 6. RBI: Inge (33), Cabrera (90). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera 2; Inge; Polanco 2. GIDP: Polanco. Team LOB: 9. FIELDING E: Renteria (11, fielding). DP: 2 (Renteria-Cabrera, Renteria-Polanco-Cabrera).
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| Toronto | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Marcum (W, 7-5) | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.42 |
| League | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.55 |
| Downs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.27 |
| Ryan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.07 |
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WP: Marcum, Lopez. HBP: Guillen (by Marcum). Pitches-strikes: Marcum 99-57, League 17-11, Downs 7-5, Ryan 21-11, Verlander 78-51, Lopez 45-30, Fossum 14-8. Ground outs-fly outs: Marcum 8-7, League 1-0, Downs 2-0, Ryan 1-1, Verlander 6-5, Lopez 2-5, Fossum 0-2. Batters faced: Marcum 27, League 3, Downs 3, Ryan 5, Verlander 21, Lopez 13, Fossum 4. Inherited runners-scored: Lopez 2-1. Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Jim Reynolds. Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, L to R. T: 2:33. Att: 39,718. August 11, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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