Tigers OF prospect Ben Verlander exploded for four hits Tuesday in a win for High-A Lakeland.
He drove in three runs as the Flying Tigers outslugged Brevard County by an 8-5 margin. Verlander set a career-high with four doubles while lifting his season average to .245. He had never doubled more than twice in a game before Tuesday’s outburst. The four-hit effort helped Verlander break out of a 4-for-33 rut. The 24-year-old is the younger brother of former AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander.
