Guillén, recently recalled off the disabled list, hit a tie-breaking single in a three-run eighth inning to help the Tigers to a 4–3 win, avoiding a series sweep against the visiting White Sox. July 20: Following the Tigers' acquisition of 3B Wilson Betemit for two minor leaguers, long-time Tiger Brandon Inge was designated for assignment at Triple-A Toledo shortly after the Tigers dropped a 7–5 decision to the Oakland A's. Inge was hitting just .177 at the time and was out of minor league options, but chose to accept the assignment. July 30: Top Tigers prospect Jacob Turner was called up from Double-A and made his major league debut, surrendering two runs in 5.2 innings. But the Tigers went on to lose to the Angels, 5–1. After the game, the Tigers announced they had acquired starter Doug Fister and reliever David Pauley in a trade with the Seattle Mariners for Casper Wells, Charlie Furbush and two minor leaguers. July 31: In a battle of the top two candidates for the AL Cy Young Award, Justin Verlander outdueled Angels' starter Jered Weaver for a 3–2 Tigers victory. Verlander again carried a no-hitter late into the game, ultimately losing the no-hitter and shutout with two out in the eighth after surrendering an RBI single to Maicer Izturis, but persevered for his 15th win of the season. Magglio Ordóñez hit a two-run homer off Weaver in the third inning and stayed near the plate to see if the ball stayed fair. Weaver took it as an attempt to show him up, and jawed at Ordonez in his next at-bat. When Carlos Guillén homered off Weaver later in the game, he danced down the first-base line and stared toward the mound. Weaver threw the next pitch over Alex Avila's head and was ejected from the game. The Tigers (57–51) finished July 13–13, but maintained a 3-game lead over the Indians. August 2: After reliever Joaquín Benoit blew a 5–2 lead in the top of the eighth against the Texas Rangers, Brennan Boesch hit a solo homer in the bottom of the inning to give the Tigers a 6–5 lead they would hold onto with the help of José Valverde's 29th straight save conversion. August 3: Newly acquired Doug Fister won his Tiger debut, surrendering three runs (two earned) in seven innings of a 5–4 victory over the Rangers. August 5: Brennan Boesch hit a