Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros pitcher Jose Valverde points skyward after getting St. Louis Cardinals Yadier Molina to ground out to end the game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on August 2, 2009. Houston won the game 2-0. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
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DETROIT, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The Detroit Tigers exercised an option on the contract with closer Jose Valverde, who led the major leagues in saves last season, for 2012.
DETROIT, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Delmon Young hit two of Detroit's four home runs Thursday and helped keep the Tigers' season going by powering them to a 7-5 victory over Texas.
DETROIT, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Doug Fister pitched into the eighth Tuesday and was backed up with three home runs in Detroit's 5-2 win over Texas in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Clutch pitching by Joaquin Benoit and Jose Valverde Thursday moved the Detroit Tigers deeper into the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees.
DETROIT, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Delmon Young bashed a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning Monday and Detroit pushed the New York Yankees to the brink of playoff elimination with a 5-4 win.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Max Scherzer tossed six scoreless innings Sunday and Detroit evened its AL divisional series against the New York Yankees with a 5-3 victory.
DETROIT, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Jhonny Peralta hit the first pitch of the eighth inning for a home run Wednesday that lifted the playoff-bound Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 victory over Cleveland.
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A three-hit performance over eight innings by Doug Fister Friday earned Detroit its first division title in 24 years with a 3-1 win over Oakland.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Carlos Guillen's run-scoring single in the 10th inning handed Detroit its 12th straight win and the Tigers rallied for 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Justin Verlander racked up 23rd victory of the year and the Detroit Tigers posted their 11th straight win Tuesday with a 5-0 whitewash of the Chicago White Sox.
