Mariners Beat Tigers And Justin Verlander 8-0
Justin Verlander is struggling so much he's taking consolation in pitching long enough to give the bullpen a rest.
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Justin Verlander is struggling so much he's taking consolation in pitching long enough to give the bullpen a rest.
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Verlander looked like his old self Sunday, prompting hopes that he is back on the right track.
Mike Aviles hit a grand slam in the ninth inning that lifted the Cleveland Indians to a 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Pitcher Justin Verlander believed. In fact, he had a specific scenario in mind, featuring 38-year-old Torii Hunter.
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The hurler took 44 pitches, the most he has ever thrown in one inning in his career, to get out of the first inning against the Oakland A's. The performance Monday got Leyland to admit that there is a level of concern about Verlander.
That's right. I said it. Justin Verlander is the reason why the Tigers aren't the best team in baseball.
Unlike Verlander, Tigers manager Jim Leyland thinks the solution to the pitcher's woes is to return to the basics.
All that improvement, and then ... a game like Thursday.
Chris Herrmann's second RBI double of the game broke an eighth-inning tie and helped the Minnesota Twins to a 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
Only two players in the history of the game have recorded 4,000 major league hits – Ty Cobb and Pete Rose. Ichiro Suzuki of the New York Yankees joined that list – unofficially – Wednesday.
Baseball America recently released its "MLB 2013 Best Tools" list, and the Detroit Tigers are all over it, with players - and manager Jim Leyland - placing in the top three of 10 categories.
Justin Verlander recently watched videotape of his 2011 season, when he was the AL's MVP and noticed he wasn't pitching the way he had back then - dominating, overpowering, nearly unhittable.
The pitcher said his fastball had good life but was obviously erratic, and his curveball was solid, helping compensate for the fastball issues.
So now it's Brayan Peña's fault. Justin Verlander's struggles have endured, and the timetable is growing longer.
Justin Verlander remains the most reliable Tigers starter.
Jake Peavy pitched into the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Justin Verlander and Detroit 7-4 Thursday as the Tigers again played minus Miguel Cabrera.
Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander holds a 17-9 career record against the Kansas City Royals. This season, though, that mark is 0-3.
Most starting pitchers would gladly take a 10-7 record and 3.69 ERA after 21 starts.
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.
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.
Under baseball's labor contract, pitchers who start on the Sunday before the All-Star game may opt not to participate.
Justin Verlander pitched seven shutout innings.
I came across this unusual video of Justin Verlander today.
