['competitionName | AL_Central', 'inningNumber | ninth', 'inningsPitched | seven', 'pitcherName | Jose_Valverde', 'pitcherName | Verlander', 'runNumber | three', 'standingsGames | 3½-game', 'teamName | Detroit', 'teamName | Indians']
Verlander allowed three runs in seven innings, and Jose Valverde held on through a shaky ninth to give Detroit a 3½-game lead over the Indians atop the AL Central.