s a guy that we can be proud of.Once Monken was informed of Jacksons death, he said the academy made sure Jacksons mother was

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers keep on winning and also added to the Tampa Bay Rays woes.He allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings, and the Tigers won their fifth consecutive game by beating the Rays 3-2 on Saturday.Verlander (8-6) struck out eight and walked one as he improved to 5-2 in eight starts at Tropicana Field. The right-hander was coming off a start Sunday in which he gave up eight runs in 4 2/3 innings of a 9-3 loss to Cleveland.We got beat by a really good pitcher that had really good stuff, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. He attacked. He definitely made it tough.Justin Wilson pitched the eighth before Francisco Rodriguez got the final three out to get his 23rd save.We made pitches when we needed to and we were able to come away with a win, Verlander said.The Tigers look to complete a four-game sweep Sunday against the reeling Rays, who lost for the 15th time in 17 games.Detroit (43-38),9-3 since June 20, is five-games over .500 for the first time since May 30, 2015.Were just going to keep going, keep going forward, no rear-view mirror, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.Tampa Bay rookie Blake Snell (1-3) gave up three runs, four hits, four walks and had four strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in his fifth start.Weve still yet to see really best of Blake, Cash said. Hes giving us a chance to win, theres no doubt.After Ian Kinsler had a fifth-inning solo homer, Detroit took a 3-1 lead on Jarrod Saltalamacchia sacrifice fly in the sixth.Logan Morrison pulled the Rays within 3-2 with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth.Jose Iglesias put the Tigers ahead 1-0 on an RBI single in the second. Snell avoided further damage by getting a comeback from the hot-hitting Cameron Maybin with the bases loaded and two outs.Maybin, who entered on a seven-game hitting streak (14 for 28), was hitless in three at-bats.The Rays tied it at 1 in the fourth when Logan Forsythe singled, went to third on an errant pick-off throw by Verlander and scored on a sacrifice fly by Evan Longoria.Tampa Bays Steven Souza Jr. returned after missing 17 games due to a strained left hip and went 1 for 3. He was picked off first base by Verlander after a second-inning infield single.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: 1B Miguel Cabrera was rested. 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I think they were just glad to be out there together, and to be able to feel like they were doing something together to honor Brandon.The fatal accident occurred at around 1:50 a.m. Sunday about 20 miles south of the West Point campus in Westchester County, according to police and the U.S. Military Academy. The crash, which remains under investigation, happened several hours after Army had defeated Rice in the Black Knights home opener at Michie Stadium.He deeply cared for people and was beloved by teammates, Monken said. Its just so sad for his family. Our guys are reeling right now.Monken said he had not received word of funeral plans for Jackson.Jackson was an impact player for the Black Knights. He had played in every game since arriving on campus in 2015 and finished with 68 career tackles and three interceptions, two of them against Wake Forest last fall.He was a great cadet.dddddddddddd. He was a good student, a good football player and he represented this program in a way that I want all our guys to represent this program, Monken said. Hes a guy that we can be proud of.Once Monken was informed of Jacksons death, he said the academy made sure Jacksons mother was notified immediately to avoid the chance that social media might become an unwanted factor. The players were then told.Word travels fast, Monken said. It was amazing how quickly -- before our guys even left the room -- it was public knowledge. I was glad we were able to be here together and be able to comfort each other.Army is off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 1996. That team, coached by Bob Sutton, won its first nine. The Black Knights will try to make it three in a row when they begin the first of three weeks on the road with a game Saturday night at Texas-El Paso (1-1).Were already together. I dont think its going to pull us apart, Monken said. Well forge on. Were a tight group. 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