DETROIT -- Justin Verlander became the second Tigers pitcher in history with 2,000 career strikeouts when he fanned Minnesota's Eddie Rosario for his seventh strikeout in Wednesday's series finale against the Twins.
Verlander fanned nearly half of the first 16 batters he faced Wednesday, including Rosario and Miguel Sano in each of their first two plate appearances. In the process, Verlander joined Mickey Lolich as the only Tigers in the 2,000-strikeout club.
