27 bats silenced

This is something I wanted to write for a while, but put off for far too long. Here's how things went down.

First inning: Craig Counsell strikes out swinging on the game's fifth pitch. Tony Graffanino strikes out on the game's ninth pitch. J.J. Hardy lines out to Curtis Granderson.
Second inning: Prince Fielder pops out to Sean Casey, Corey Hart grounds out to Brandon Inge, and Geoff Jenkins strikes out swinging.
Third inning: Johnny Estrada grounds out to Placido Polanco. Bill Hall walks on seven pitches to become the first man on either side to reach base. Gabe Gross strikes out swinging and Counsell fell victim to an unassisted groundout at first. On the other half of the inning, with two hits, Inge gets the first on either side with a solo homer. 1-0, good guys.
Fourth inning: Graffanino strikes out swinging for the second time. Hardy walks on five pitches. Fielder strikes out looking and Hart strikes out swinging.
Fifth inning: Jenkins strikes out swinging, Estrada grounds to first with the hero covering, Hall walks on five pitches for his second BB, and Gross grounds out to second. Meanwhile, Casey reaches first with a walk, but is erased when Ivan Rodriguez hits into a double play. Craig Monroe lines out.
Sixth inning: Bad guys go down, 1-2-3. Counsell grounds to second, Graffanino strikes out swinging, and Hardy grounds out to third. Meanwhile, the good guys get two more runs, thanks to Inge's leadoff walk, Neifi Perez's bunt, Grnderson's triple, and Polanco's sac fly. Though he survived Gary Sheffield's one out double, Jeff Suppan is mortally wounded, with the good guys up, 3-0.
Seventh inning: Bad guys go down in order again. Fielder grounded out to the mound. Hart hits a ball to right, thinking history will not be made, only to have Magglio Ordonez come up with an excellent sliding catch. Jenkins strikes out swinging. Meanwhile, Suppan gets Rodriguez to ground out to shortstop, but Monroe doubles, Inge singles, as does Perez, making it 4-0, good guys. Suppan gets yanked manager Ned Yost and is replaced by Jose Cappellan. Cappellan, who will join the good guys later in the year, gets Granderson and Polanco to keep the defeict at four.
Eighth inning: Estrada grounds to first with our hero covering the bag. The hero then walks his fourth batter, being Hall on seven pitches, so that's his third walk. Gross hits the second pitch to hard up the middle, but somehow, Perez (who has a Gold Glove to his resume) keeps the ball in the infield and throws to Polanco for an amazing 6-4-3 double play. Our hero walks off the mound to a standing ovation, and the crowd knows they're three outs away from seeing a good guy do this since Jack Morris in 1984 and the first to see a good guy do this at home since Virgil Trucks in 1952. Meanwhile, Casey advanced with two outs with a walk, but was stranded as Rodriguez strikes out.
Ninth inning: Our hero returns to the mound with the crowd standing and applauding. He is nervous, the first pitch to Counsell misses horribly. He calms down, throwing six consecutive strikes to mow down Counsell and Graffanino swinging for strikeouts eleven and twelve. Hardy is the last hope for the bad guys. The first pitch from our hero is a perfect strike that wows the crowd, going 102 mph in the ninth inning. The next pitch was a foul ball thrown at 99 mph, and we are one strike from history. After another foul ball, Hardy hits a breaking ball to right. Ordonez snags it in his glove. Our hero has thrown the first no-hitter in Comerica Park's young history, and the Tigers beat the Brewers, 4-0. With his 12 strikeouts and four walks, our hero records a game score of 95. That is the best for a Tiger since future U.S. Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) went to Fenway Park on July 20, 1958 against the Red Sox, threw a no-hitter, striking out 12, and walking two for a game score of 97.

Congratulations on the no-hitter Justin Verlander. Your career is young. Many more may be on the way.

My time's up, you've been great. For the road: Carrie Underwood "Wasted"