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Found October 13, 2011 on mlb.com:
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With manager Jim Leyland ruling out both closer Jose Valverde and setup man Joaquin Benoit after three straight days of pitching, the only opponent that's going to knock Justin Verlander out of Game 5 in the ALCS is his own pitch count.
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