Detroit Vs. New York 6-30-11
Justin Verlander hasn't let many opponents score off him recently. The New York Mets, meanwhile, have been plating enough runs this week to already set a club record and move in position for a franchise first.
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Justin Verlander hasn't let many opponents score off him recently. The New York Mets, meanwhile, have been plating enough runs this week to already set a club record and move in position for a franchise first.
Justin Verlander is the Tigers ace and it seems that all of baseball has noticed that Verlander is a Cy Young candidate and even more.
Justin Verlander has been among the American League's elite pitchers for most of his career. He's taken another step forward this year.
Justin Verlander struck out a career-high 14 in his latest masterful performance, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0 on Saturday night.
Some people are getting worked up because of the possibility Justin Verlander might not be able to pitch in the July 12 All-Star Game.
Champ: Justin Verlander for having another great outing
Justin Verlander didn't need his best stuff to beat the Colorado Rockies.
A successful stretch at the plate has the Colorado Rockies riding one of their longest winning streaks of the season.
Justin Verlander has two no-hitters. He has a 91-55 career record, with a 19-win season, two 18-win seasons and a 17-win season.
After Verlander struck out Jack Hannahan and Grady Sizemore to end the top of the 6th inning, I turned to my friends in the seats next to me to talk about Verlander's performance so far.
That was great for the Detroit Tigers and really bad for the Cleveland Indians.
Justin Verlander's work on the mound is a big reason the Detroit Tigers are a few percentage points behind the first-place Cleveland Indians in the AL Central.
Alex Avila hit two triples and Justin Verlander pitched eight strong innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Thursday night.
Stafford is fed up with lockout questions from the reporters and said more workouts are coming in July if the lockout is not over.
Miguel Cabrera hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two out in the ninth inning, sending Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.
Just look at some of the names we had to choose from when it came to strong pitching performances in May.
Justin Verlander threw a career-high 132 pitches -- the last clocking 100 mph on the stadium radar gun -- but allowed Boston just four hits in doing his part to shut the Red Sox out.
The Tigers continue to do their Jekyl and Hyde act, sometimes looking like a team with its eye on the post-season prize, and other times falling flat. Are the Tigers just a .500 team then, the record they finished with last season? Or are they just teasing us before getting their act together?
Justin Verlander didn't have his best command and allowed six runs in six innings, his worst start of the season in terms of runs.
One of the beauties of baseball is the way the game transcends time statistically. A .300 hitter had value decades ago. He has value now. Probably always will.
Day 2 of the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. Joe Dumars and his Pistons staff interviewing perspective draftees for both their pick in round1 and picks in round 2.
Josh Beckett doesn't have a no-hitter under his belt this season like counterpart Justin Verlander, but he continues to dominate hitters in his own right.
