By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com

Tigers 5, Angels 0 – Justin Verlander was three outs away from pitching his third career no-hitter, but gave up a leadoff double in the ninth inning. Yet the Tigers managed to beat the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night to snap their five-game losing streak.

LSJ Logo incertVerlander allowed just one hit in nine innings while striking out nine batters and walking two.

Nick Castellanos, Miguel Cabrera and J.D Martinez each homered for Detroit.Eye on the D

The Tigers will look to win the series against the Angels with a victory on Thursday afternoon.

Record: 60-66

Tied for 3rd Place in AL Central (17.5 games behind Kansas City)

5 games behind Texas for last playoff spot.

Magic # to clinch their 5th straight AL Central Division title: 55

Magic # to clinch their 5th straight playoff berth: 43

Next Game: 08/27/2015 vs Los Angeles 1:08 p.m. @ Comerica Park

Hitting Stats: J.D. Martinez 2B (24) HR (34) 2 RBI (87), Miguel Cabrera HR (17) 2 RBI (65), Nick Castellanos HR (15) RBI (63), Ian Kinsler 3B (7), Rajai Davis SB (18).

Pitching Stats: Justin Verlander W (2-6) 9 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 9 K.