Cleveland @ Detroit

The Indians travel to Detroit to take on the Tigers for 3 games in Comerica Park. The Tribe has lost 4 in a row after dropping a 3-game series to the Yankees in New York. The Yankees series started a 9 game road trip that will end in Texas with the Rangers. The Tribe will start Ubaldo Jiminez (4-3  4.83 ERA) and the Tigers will go with Justin Verlander (7-4  3.70 ERA). Jiminez last pitched on June 1st in Tampa bay against the Rays. He went 8 innings giving up 4 hits and no runs, walking 1 and striking out 7. The Indians won 5-0. He split his last 2 outings vs the Tigers. On May 11th in Detroit he went 6 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits, walking one and striking out 9. The Indians won that game 7-6. he pitched against the Tigers in Cleveland on May 22nd going 4 innings giving up 6 runs on 7 hits, walking 3 and striking out 3. The Tribe lost 11-7. Verlander pitched in both of those games as well. On the 11th he went 5 innings giving up 3 runs on 6 hits, walking 5 and striking out 7. On the 22nd he went 5 innings giving up 5 runs on 10 hits, walking 1 and stiking out 9. His last game was in Baltimore on June 1st. He went  7 innings with the Orioles giving up 3 runs on 8 hits, walking 1 and striking out 5. The Tigers won 10-3. First pitch tonight is scheduled for 7:08 in Detroit. This series is a must have for the Tribe to stay in the hunt for the AL Central lead. Detroit holds 1st place at 31-26 , 2 games ahead of the 30-29 Indians.