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Justin Verlander dials up velocity, hits 99 mph in Tigers' win

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      Katie Strang covers the Detroit Tigers for ESPN.com. She is a graduate of Michigan State University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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DETROIT -- There was one out in the seventh inning and Justin Verlander had just given up three straight hits, the last of which -- an Alexei Ramirez RBI double to left -- prompted Detroit Tigers pitching coach Jeff Jones to make a visit to the mound.