Verlander vying for victory in finale Verlander试图在全星星比赛前最後一场比赛争取胜利 作着： Scott McNeish /来源： MLB.com DETROIT -- The Tigers' final game before the All-Star break features a noteworthy matchup. 底特律讯 – 老虎在明星赛前最後一场比赛对双城将以明显的二队球员间对抗主题为号召 Fans won't wait long, as it'll occur during the first at-bat. 球迷将不会等很久，这将在球赛一开始的第一棒，这个球员对抗的就会发生了。 Detroit righty Justin Verlander will face Minnesota's Carlos Gomez for the first time since the young leadoff man made eyebrow-raising comments about the Tigers' ace after a game in late May. 在双城第一棒的Gomez曾在五月底的一场比赛後，对身为老虎王牌的Verlander， 作出令人惊呀的评论後。老虎的右投，天才少年J. Verlander即将在本周日第一次面对 双城的C. Gomez. Gomez told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that he and teammate Alexi Casilla faked bunts to get under Verlander's skin. Gomez告诉圣保罗先锋报说，他和队友A. Casilla在V少年的投球下，假装摆出触击短打 去激怒他。 Verlander "is a great pitcher," Gomez told the Press. "But his mind is no good. V少年是一个伟大的投手，Gomez告诉先锋报，但他的EQ却不是太好。 "He'll be [angry] and then he tries to throw too hard and then he throws a ball. He throws many pitches and gets [mad] and makes a mistake for [Joe] Mauer or [Justin] Morneau. That's what I told Casilla -- 'Me and you got to go to work on this guy and [mess] up his mind and then Justin and Mauer get good opportunities to hit.'" V少年在怒气被挑起後，就会很用力地投球。他投越多，就越生气，然後，就会在面对 我队的中心打者，三棒：捕手J. Mauer和四捕：一垒手(2006美联MVP)J. Morneau犯下 错误。我曾对Casilla说，我们应该把V少年激怒，然後，Morneau和Mauer就有很大的 机会打安打。 According to Gomez, Verlander glared at him when he walked to the plate in the fifth inning. Gomez said he enjoyed the moment because to him, it confirmed his plan's effectiveness. 根据Gomez的说法，当第五局时，他走到本垒板的打击区，V少年怒目直视他。Gomez说， 他非常享受那一刻，因为，这代表着他的计画是有效的。 Gomez added he would continue faking bunts to agitate Verlander the next time they faced. Gomez补充说，下次他遇到V少年，他会持续去假击短打去煽动V少年的情绪。 Verlander has kindly declined comment. V少年拒绝作任何评论。 The game's box score shows the tactic did little to knock Verlander off his game. Irritated or not, Verlander had one of his best performances this season, allowing one run on five hits in seven innings -- holding Mauer and Morneau to a combined 1-for-7. 比赛的计分表显示，这个策略几乎无法在比赛中打倒V少年。不论有无被刺激，V少年在 上一场对双城比赛中，是他本季有最好的表现的比赛之一。他在七局的投球中，只被打 五支安打失一分，并让双城的三、四两棒Mauer及Morneau在七个打数中，只打出一支 安打。 However, the Tigers lost that game. They hope for a different result in Sunday's series finale. 然而，老虎却输了那场比赛。但，他们希望在星期天的比赛也是上半季最後一场比赛， 能有不同的结果。 A loss would complete a four-game sweep, and send the Tigers into the break trailing the second-place Twins by 7 1/2 games. 如果星期天的比赛都输了，老虎对双城的这一系列的四场比赛，将被横扫，也将使得老虎 在美联中区落後第二名的双城七场半。 Pitching matchup 投手预报 DET: RHP Justin Verlander (6-9, 4.24 ERA) 老虎：右投手V少年(6胜9败，投手防御率4.24) Verlander yielded two runs on two hits in the first inning of his past start, but followed with six hitless frames. Only one batter reached in that span on a walk. In his past four starts, the righty has looked every bit the ace most predicted before this season. He won three of those starts, allowing eight earned runs in 24 innings. He has not lost since June 6. In two starts this season against Minnesota, he's 0-1 with a 3.21 ERA. V少年在上一场比赛的第一局，就被打二支安打失二分，但接下来有六局都没被安打。 只有一位打者靠着保送上一垒。在他过去四次先发，看起来已经有点像本季前大家对 他仍是王牌先发的评价。四场中赢了三场，24局投球中只失8分并自6月6日起，不知道 失败的味道为何。本季V少年对双城的战绩是，2场先发，0胜1败，投手防御率3.21。 MIN: RHP Nick Blackburn (7-4, 3.72 ERA) 双城：右投手N. Blackburn (7胜4败，投手防御率3.72) Blackburn more than made up for his rough relief outing at Fenway last season , when he gave up four runs in an inning. In his return to the famed ballpark, Blackburn pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed just two runs on six hits to the Red Sox. Blackburn even retired a stretch of 10 straight batters during the outing. The right-hander has continued to make adjustments in each one of his starts, and he'll have to do so again when he faces the Tigers for the third time this season. He is 1-0 with a 2.24 ERA in those first two starts against Detroit. Blackburn去年球季曾在肥袜的Fenway球场中继出赛1局失4分的表现，当他今年再度回到 富盛名的波士顿球场，他弥补他去年的烂表现，在6又2/3局的投球中，只让肥袜打出6支 安打失掉2分，他并以解决掉前10名打者为这场投球揭开序幕。这位右投手，在他每次先 发都持续地调整着他的状况。当本周日，也是他本季第3次面对老虎时，他也必需调整 着他的状况。前二次对上老虎，Blackburn取得1胜，投手防御率2.24。 Tidbits 花絮 Injured outfielder Magglio Ordonez (pulled oblique) took batting practice in the cage before Saturday's game. Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Ordonez could play in a Minor League rehab game at Class A West Michigan next week, but "it's nothing set in stone." ... Leyland has talked with team trainers about slumping designated hitter Gary Sheffield. "They told me he's healthier than at any point last year," Leyland said. So if it's not health, why the slump? "I don't know," Leyland said. "I'm befuddled by it. I can't figure it out." ... Leyland said he doesn't expect the Tigers to make much noise at the Trade Deadline but, as he pointed out, they also went into the Winter Meetings expecting a quiet time -- when they landed Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. ... In his first game since coming off the disabled list Thursday, Brandon Inge finished 2-for-3 with a walk 伤兵外野手M. Ordonez在星期六的比赛前，参加了打击练习。老虎总教练J. Leyland说， Ordonez在下星期可能在高阶1A的W. Michigan打一场复健赛，但Leyland，但这个安排 并非100%确定。 Leyland也和球队的训练员谈论到能力衰退的指定打击，风扇大叔G.Sheffiedld，Leyland 表示，他们告诉我，风扇比去年的任何时候都更加健康。如果他是健康的，为何他能力为 何退化如此地多。Leyland说，他被这个状况所迷惑，而且无法搞清楚。他不期待老虎会 在7月31日前的交易大限有很多的动作，但他指出，老虎本来在去年冬季会议时也预期对 球员交易可能默默无所为，但他们却相反地弄来D Train和肥卡布。 在星期四出了伤兵名单之後，B. Inge的第1场比赛缴出了3个打数2支安打并有1次保送。 --

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