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Verlander ('04) Wins Major League Leading 14th Game

Verlander ('04) Wins Major League Leading 14th GameVerlander ('04) Wins Major League Leading 14th Game

Aug. 2, 2006

ST. PETERSBURG, FL-- ODU's all-time strikeout leader and All-CAA pitcherJustin Verlander ('04) won his major league leading 14th game Tuesdaynight with a 10-4 victory at Tampa Bay for the AL Cenral leading DetroitTigers.

Verlander gave up three runs, eight hits, two walks and four strikeoutsin five innings of work.

He is 7-0 with a 2.04 ERA in his last nine games. Overall, Verlander is14-4 with a 2.79 earned run average. His last loss was a 4-3 decisionagainst the Chicago White Sox on June 7.

"It was one of those days where the stuff wasn't there and I had to battle out there to keep our guys in it," said Verlander who is theall time strikeout leader in ODU, CAA and Virginia Division I historywith 427 in 335 innings."Our offense put up a pretty bold number today,and that was great."

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