Verlander (4-4) allowed only one run on six hits and a walk while striking out five over seven innings in Tuesday's 1-0 loss to the Royals.
It's the third time this season the veteran righty has fired at least seven innings while giving up one run or less, but remarkably he doesn't have a win in any of them. Verlander will get a couple extra days rest before taking the mound again next Tuesday at home against the Angels.