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PITTSBURGH -- Justin Verlanders sore right shoulder will likely force him to miss at least one start, the latest setback for the reeling Detroit Tigers. Detroit manager Brad Ausmus is thrilled, however, the news isnt worse. Ausmus said an MRI on Verlanders shoulder Tuesday revealed inflammation "in a number of different areas" but no major structural damage. "Its not a surgical injury and as of right now it doesnt seem like hell have to go on the DL," Ausmus said. Verlander left Monday nights 11-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates after labouring through a first inning in which he surrendered five runs. He complained of discomfort in the shoulder afterward and added he "didnt feel great." While the initial prognosis is encouraging, hell almost certainly wont pitch for 10 days, the latest in a series of setbacks for the reeling Tigers. Detroit, which led the AL Central by 7 1/2 games a month ago, fell into second place on Monday night behind streaking Kansas City. Still, Ausmus remains encouraged simply because the prognosis could have been so much worse. "It was definitely good news," Ausmus said. "Any time youre talking about a pitcher and his arm, its a very fragile area to be talking about. It was certainly a ray of light in a stormy sky." Ausmus said its "unlikely" Verlander would make his next start on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners. Rookie Robbie Ray, the scheduled starter for Tuesday nights game in Pittsburgh, would fill in on Sunday if Verlander cant go. "I dont think it would be in Justins best interests (to pitch)," Ausmus said. "I imagine a little bit of rest would be part of the prescription." The 31-year-old Verlander is just 10-11 with a 4.76 ERA this season for Detroit and has ceded his spot as the teams ace to fellow Cy Young winners Max Scherzer and newly acquired David Price. Verlander is the second member of Detroits starting rotation to be sidelined in the last week. Anibal Sanchez is on the 15-day disabled list after straining his right pectoral muscle in a loss to Toronto last Friday. Tigers will send out rookie Buck Farmer to the mound on Wednesday night when their interleague series with Pittsburgh moves to Detroit. Its not exactly the way Ausmus drew it up. Then again, it could be worse. Barring anything "weird" coming up in the next few days, the Tigers should have Verlander back sooner rather than later. Considering how grim things appeared Monday night, Ausmus will take it. "Im glad this isnt a bigger issue than we thought it was 18 hours ago," he said. Theoren Fleury Jersey . Only it wasnt the extended right pad of his old teammate Jonathan Bernier early in the final frame, it was James Reimer, who stole a night that was supposed to belong to the former King. 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It was their 10th extra time game of the year, and only the second one that did not got to a shootout.SAN FRANCISCO - A wild pitch, a wide throw and an 18-inning marathon.These playoff-tested Giants keep finding wacky ways to win in another special October.An errant throw by reliever Randy Choate on a bunt allowed Brandon Crawford to score the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting San Francisco over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in the NL Championship Series.Everybodys saying: How are the Giants doing it? How are the Giants winning games? said Gregor Blanco, who laid down the sacrifice. We just really believe in each other. We play together.Crawford drew an eight-pitch walk from Choate to begin the inning, ending a stretch of 16 straight Giants retired since Tim Hudsons two-out single in the fourth. After failing on two sacrifice attempts, Juan Perez singled to bring up Blanco.Blanco fouled off a bunt try, too, but then pushed one to the third-base side of the mound and the left-handed Choates side-arm throw sailed past lunging second baseman Kolten Wong, who was covering first base.We had trouble getting the bunt down, Crawford said. So I was happy he got it down. He put it in a great spot and made those guys make a play, and fortunately (we) saw the throw go wide.Randal Grichuk tied it with a solo homer in the seventh that chased Hudson.Game 4 in the best-of-seven series is Wednesday night, with Ryan Vogelsong pitching for the Giants against fellow righty Shelby Miller.Choate blamed himself. He has done pitcher fielding practice for decades.He did exactly what I wanted him to do, the pitcher said. It was easy. It was right there and I blew it. The ball just sailed on me.This walkoff win came 12 years to the day after Kenny Loftons single in the ninth inning ended the 2002 NLCS against the Cardinals and sent the Giants to the World Series. It also came on a day Hall of Famer Willie McCovey surprised players with his return to the ballpark after a long stint in the hospital nursing an infection.Is this a rule we cant hit a home run? a relieved manager Bruce Bochy joked, sitting back in his office chair.In the Division Series clincher only a week earlier against Washington, Joe Panik scored the go-ahead run in a 3-2 win on Aaron Barretts bases-loaded wild pitch. That came after winning Game 2 2-1 in 18 innings.The Giants also scored the tying run in the ninth inning Sundayy on a wild pitch, a 5-4 loss in Game 2 of the NLCS.ddddddddddddWe play interesting baseball, especially late in games, said Jeremy Affeldt, who pitched 1 2-3 innings in relief of Hudson.Playing without injured catcher Yadier Molina, the Cardinals had their chances. They squandered Wongs double in the second before he delivered a wind-aided, two-run triple in the fourth.Javier Lopez got the first two outs of the 10th before Jon Jays single, just the third hit by a left-handed batter against Lopez since he joined San Francisco in 2010. Two of those are by Jay this series.Sergio Romo entered and retired Matt Holliday on a full-count grounder to third that Pablo Sandoval snared and fired to first.We dont do anything easy, Bochy said. We might have got a little lucky there with Perez when he couldnt get a bunt down and he gets a base hit. But Blanco laid down a beauty.A.J. Pierzynski went hitless in four at-bats starting as Molina nursed a strained left oblique. St. Louis returned to AT&T Park in the post-season for the first time since losing Games 6 and 7 of the 2012 NLCS, which it had led 3-1.Journeyman Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run double in the first to stake Hudson to a 4-0 lead in the right-handers first post-season start beyond the division series in a 16-year career.Hunter Pences RBI double off John Lackey got things started in the first, the first time the Giants scored in the initial inning this post-season. Buster Posey and Sandoval hit consecutive two-out singles and Ishikawa followed an intentional walk to Brandon Belt to load the bases with his double.The four runs were the Giants most in the first inning in the post-season since scoring six against Joe Wood of the Red Sox in Game 7 of eight in the 1912 World Series.UP NEXTCardinals: Miller, making his second career post-season start and fifth appearance, faced the Giants twice in relief during the 12 NLCS, losses in Games 2 and 6 at AT&T Park.Giants: Vogelsong has a 1.19 post-season ERA, and the Giants have won all five of his starts. He started the Division Series clincher against the Nationals, allowing one run in 5 2-3 innings.PLUNKEDHudson hit Lackey with a pitch on his left elbow in the fifth, making Lackey the first pitcher to be hit by pitch in the post-season since Steve Carlton was plunked by Tommy John in the 1977 NLCS. 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