Detroit Tigers’ Curtis Granderson tripled in the eighth inning and went on to score the go-ahead run. The run would become the game winner sealing the American League’s 4-3 victory at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Detroit Tigers pitchers Edwin Jackson and Justin Verlander were named to the American League All-Star team today along with center fielder Curtis Granderson.

The way Verlander has pitched these last six weeks, I’m not sure why the hitters even bother to get in the box. In his last nine starts, this man has a 1.10 ERA and almost twice as many strikeouts (81) as hits allowed (43).