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Tigers ready to sink teeth into reeling White Sox

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Justin Verlander takes the mound for Detroit tonight.

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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the second inning of†a baseball game in Baltimore, Sunday, July 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Detroit's Jose Valverde, left, and Prince Fielder celebrate their 5-2 win over the Angels on Thursday. The Tigers have won 10 of their last 12 and are just 1½ games behind the White Sox in the AL Central.

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With 10 wins in their last 12 games, the Detroit Tigers are finally playing good baseball, and they are putting some serious heat on the first-place White Sox in the AL Central. The Sox and Tigers square off in a big series this weekend at Comerica Park.