Verlander (3-4) allowed three runs on six hits and struck out 10 in a 6-3 victory over the Twins on Wednesday. He also walked three.
During the fourth inning, Verlander recorded the 2,000th strikeout of his career on his way to striking out 10 batters for the second time this season. In his last three outings, he has a combined 27 punchouts. Verlander is still working on lowering his 4.58 ERA, but he does have a very healthy 9.1 K/9. He will look to keep piling up the strikeouts in his next start against the Phillies on Tuesday.