Tigers starter Justin Verlander allowed a season-high 12 hits in a loss to the White Sox at home Tuesday night. Verlander and Jose Quintana were tied 1-1 through seven innings but the Detroit starter came undone in the eighth.
Verlander allowed four runs in a seven-run eighth inning and took the loss to fall to 9-6. He gave up five earned runs on 12 hits and a walk over seven innings on 112 pitches. He struck out two and allowed two home runs.
The 30-year-old was coming off a sharp outing at Toronto in which he went seven shutout innings for his ninth win. He's 1-2 over his last six outings but had won four straight starts before that.
Verlander makes his next scheduled appearance Sunday against Texas.