Jim Leyland told Justin Verlander he had 20 more pitches, then the Detroit ace went out and made the most of his final inning. First, Verlander struck out Michael Young with a knee-buckling breaking ball. Nelson Cruz was next and he went down swinging -- the bat slipping out of the Texas slugger's hands and sailing toward the coaching box near third base. Verlander made it through six innings without allowing an earned run, and the Tigers held on to salvage a split of their doubleheader with Texas, beating the Rangers 3-2 in the nightcap Saturday. Five days after a 131-pitch complete game in a win at Kansas City, Verlander threw 115 against Texas, giving a battered Detroit pitching staff a lift and bringing the Rangers' eight-game winning streak to a halt.
