Tigers win their 11th straight, as Justin Verlander wins number 23

I think we can refer to Justin Verlander as Mr. American League Cy Young Award Winner.  He pitched 7 shutout innings, allowing 6 hits and striking out 6, to improve to a Major League best 23-5 on the season.  Verlander is the first American League pitcher to win 23 games since Oakland's Barry Zito in 2002.

Detroit won 5-0.  Victor Martinez hit a 3-run homer, his 11th of the season, in the 6th to break open a 1-0 pitchers dual.  Alex Avila had put Detroit up 1-0 in the first on an RBI groundout. 

Miguel Cabrera was 2-3 with 2 doubles and an RBI.

Detroit is now 86-62.  They have a 12.5 game lead in the Central with 14 games to play.  They've won 11 in row, 13 of 14, and 21 of their last 25.  They're also 30-11 since the trading deadline when they acquired Doug Fister.

I did some research and found that the longest winning streak in Detroit Tigers history is 14.  It was accomplished twice, in 1909 and 1934.