Verlander: 'I Wasn't Where I'd Like To Be'
Justin Verlander understands the expectations people have of him, and he acknowledges that he has not met them through the first half of the season.
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Justin Verlander understands the expectations people have of him, and he acknowledges that he has not met them through the first half of the season.
As a result, Scherzer is going to his first ever All-Star Game, where he plans to talk to Mariano Rivera.
After a first half that largely paled in comparison to his recent seasons, Justin Verlander reminded everyone of his capabilities by flirting with a no-hitter Sunday, his last start before the All-Star break.
"I ran into a good team," Scherzer said. "They swung the bat well. I threw some good pitches they hit, made some bad pitchers they hit even farther."
The Detroit Tigers organization brought back a familiar face Sunday, signing right-handed pitcher Jeremy Bonderman to Triple-A Toledo.
Under baseball's labor contract, pitchers who start on the Sunday before the All-Star game may opt not to participate.
Justin Verlander held Texas hitless until the seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers backed their ace with three home runs in a 5-0 victory over the Rangers on Sunday.
Max Scherzer's unbeaten run ended Saturday night when the Texas Rangers tagged the Detroit All-Star with his first loss of the season, defeating the Tigers 7-1.
Max Scherzer came up short in his first bid for a 14-0 start. He could have a better chance in his second one.
Jhonny Peralta's two-run double highlighted a five-run first inning for the Detroit Tigers, who went on to a 7-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland opened up to Tigers broadcaster Dan Dickerson Friday about what made him so angry in Thursday's loss to the Chicago White Sox.
A day removed from an almost-brawl between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, Tigers manager Jim Leyland still would not talk about the situation that prompted him to launch into a length tirade at the umpires and eventually get ejected. He did, however, explain why he did not want to talk.
Hunter said: "I know what he's doing. He's calming us down so we don't get ejected. He'd rather take the fall than all our players."
"Miggy's a very special player, man," Hunter added. "For me, I'm honored to play with him."
Miguel Cabrera hit his 30th homer, and then Prince Fielder immediately had to duck out of the way from a high, inside pitch from Chicago's Chris Sale.
