Three Degrees Of Pat Caputo: Three Key Players For The Tigers In The Playoffs
Jose Valverde - He pitched a lot better the second half than during the first, but there was still a dropoff from last season.
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Jose Valverde - He pitched a lot better the second half than during the first, but there was still a dropoff from last season.
There could have been some infighting when the Detroit Tigers were languishing below .500 midway through the season, or even when they trailed the Chicago White Sox deep into September.
When the Detroit Tigers need their ace the most, Justin Verlander continues to deliver.
One eye on the scoreboard, one eye on the standings and two eyes on the game immediately in front of them.
The potential tying run was on third with one out in the fifth inning, and Justin Verlander was suddenly in pain.
The Detroit Tigers wasted a key chance to move atop the AL Central.
Justin Verlander pitched six messy innings Wednesday night -- but they were messy shutout innings.
I think I found the problem and it's time to make the correction.
I doubt many Tigers fans care about the postseason awards right now. They care instead about the postseason.
And for good measure, he also took over the AL batting race by a point over Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera, who was ejected in the fourth inning for arguing balls and strikes.
Pitching carried Detroit in its 7-1 victory over Cleveland on Wednesday night and, like the good ex-catcher and longtime manager that he is, Jim Leyland feels the guys on the mound hold the key to the Tigers' hopes of making the postseason.
Justin Verlander shut down Chicago after the first inning and Delmon Young hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth Sunday night to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 4-2 victory over the White Sox and a share of first place in the AL Central.
Baseball is a great game. It really is. One night, your team looks like a world-beater.
Justin Verlander was roughed up in his last start in Kansas City and it didn't bother him at all.
Justin Verlander has gone three consecutive starts without a decision, and he hasn't won since Aug. 6, but manager Jim Leyland has juggled the rotation slightly in a move he hopes will benefit the Tigers.
Starting pitching - Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are the ultimate power pitchers.
The last time Justin Verlander faced the Toronto Blue Jays, he threw his second career no-hitter.
The Detroit Tigers hope Justin Verlander's latest outing will give him the momentum he needs to get back on track away from home.
Jim Leyland is damned if he does and dammed if he doesn't.
After his start on Monday night, Justin Verlander was asked if he was impatient to get back on the mound after two lackluster recent starts.
Justin Verlander reached a season high in pitches thrown and equaled his career high with 14 strikeouts Monday in Detroit's 7-2 victory over the Yankees.
The Detroit Tigers have won eight straight at home, but have dropped Justin Verlander's last five regular-season starts against the New York Yankees.
He's the Motor City's answer to Weird Al Yankovic, and now Jimmy Lewis from St. Clair Shores is taking his gift of parody to the world of sports.
The Tigers lost to the Red Sox last night in a rain-shortened game at Fenway Park.
Justin Verlander wobbled in the fourth inning Tuesday and then game-long rain ended his pitching durability streak after he worked five innings.
