the top of the ninth inning, and José Valverde converted his 15th straight save opportunity as the Tigers downed the White Sox, 4–2. June 5: Mired in a 6-for-52 slump, Tigers second baseman Ryan Raburn hit a Grand Slam in a 6-run fourth inning, helping the Tigers defeat the White Sox, 7–3. June 6: Detroit pounded out six doubles and four home runs in a 13–7 slugfest victory, including two homers by Brennan Boesch who went 5-for-6 with 5 RBI. All four homers came off Texas Rangers' starter Colby Lewis. June 7: Though none of them were home runs, the Tigers collected another 20 hits to defeat the Rangers, 8–1. June 9: Justin Verlander fanned a season-high 10 Seattle Mariners in a 4–1 victory that took only 2 hours and 17 minutes. Alex Avila became just the third Tiger catcher since 1919 to hit two triples in a game. The others were Lance Parrish (1980) and Brad Ausmus (1999). June 13: Ramon Santiago hit a walk-off triple in the tenth inning, plating Victor Martinez to give the Tigers a 2–1 victory over Tampa Bay. The victory helped the Tigers (36–30) remain in a virtual tie with the slumping Indians (35–29) for the AL Central lead. June 14: In a showdown of division leaders, Justin Verlander struck out 12 Cleveland Indians hitters and took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before surrendering a single to Orlando Cabrera. Verlander completed the game for a two-hit 4–0 shutout, and the Tigers took sole possession of first place in the AL Central for the first time all year. Detroit had 11 hits, all singles, which snapped a 66-game streak from the start of the season in which they had at least one extra-base hit in every game. June 19: Pitching his second straight complete game, Justin Verlander helped the Tigers to a 9–1 victory to salvage one game of an interleague series against the Colorado Rockies. Verlander (9–3) won his seventh straight decision after starting the season 2–3. June 22: Austin Jackson, who had entered the game as a defensive replacement, made a game-saving over-the-shoulder catch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to preserve a 7–5 interleague victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The catch also allowed closer José Valverde to remain perfect in save situations, converting his 17th straight. June 25: While he did not flirt with a no-hitter,