JUSTIN VERLANDER RUMORS
Miguel Cabrera on pace to win another Triple Crown
When Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera won baseball’s Triple Crown in 2012, for one reason or another, the achievement seemed to gain far less attention in the sports media than it deserved. Sure, there were the customary cover stories in almost all of the relevant websites and magazines, but for something that not one ball player had been able to do since 1967, the feat...
Cabrera, Tigers down Indians 11-7 on rainy night
CLEVELAND (AP) --Justin Verlander overcame a rocky start and rain delay to get his fifth win and Miguel Cabrera hit another homer as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night, sweeping the two-game series between the AL Central's top teams.
Verlander (5-4) was two outs from qualifying for a victory, when the game was stopped with the Tigers leading...
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Question of the Week: Do Justin Verlander’s Problems Represent Troublesome Arm Issues?
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Is the Detroit Tigers’ ace finally feeling mortal? Lately, he’s certainly looking like it.
For the second start in a row, Justin Verlander was terrible, giving up eight runs and barely making it through one inning as the Tigers were humbled by the Texas Rangers 10-4. That followed up another putrid performance against the Cleveland Indians, which saw Detroit’s...
Soto's smash sends Verlander to the showers
ARLINGTON, Texas Geovany Soto's three-run homer Thursday off Detroit ace Justin Verlander is one he will tell his grandkids about. Just ask him.
"Hell, yeah," Soto said. "No, but it felt good. Spending so much time in the National League, you only get to see these guys on TV. Once you get to face them, you're like, "Wow!" It felt good."
It...
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TDSS Tigers Recap, Game 39: Justin Verlander Lit Up by Texas Rangers
Justin Verlander coughed up a run in the first inning Thursday against the Texas Rangers, but he appeared ready to settle in following back-to-back singles to open the night. That’s not quite how things worked out.
After the Detroit Tigers staked their ace to a 3-1 lead, Verlander surrendered seven runs and failed to get out of a disastrous third inning. Verlander was pulled after...
Rangers knock out Verlander early with 7-run 3rd
The Texas Rangers have knocked out Detroit ace Justin Verlander with a seven-run third inning as an anticipated pitching duel with Yu Darvish fizzled.
Verlander gave up eight runs in just 2 2-3 innings Thursday night, capped by a three-run homer from Geovany Soto, who was hitting .170 without a long ball.
The hard-throwing right-hander had allowed four earned runs in four previous...
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Verlander, Darvis set for showdown in Texas
Justin Verlander and Yu Darvish will face each other Thursday night in Arlington, Texas, in one of the most enticing pitching showdowns of the season so far.
The hard-throwing right-handers will meet in a billing that really hasn't been matched in Arlington since Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens faced off in 1989. Darvish is the Texas Rangers' ace and baseball's strikeout...
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Verlander erratic early in loss to Indians
DETROIT -- Yes, Tigers fans, that was really Justin Verlander on the mound Saturday night.
He may have looked like Jamie Moyer or late-career Frank Tanana, but it was the Tigers ace trying to survive a game without his legendary fastball. It didn't go well.
Verlander did strike out seven batters in his five innings mostly with his changeup and curveball but the lack of a...
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Why are Justin Verlander’s pitches so hard to hit?
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Justin Verlander is good. What makes him good is his ability to throw all four of his pitches from the same arm slot and with the same arm speed.
MLB.com generated a snippet where they compared the movement of all four of JV’s pitches (similar to what was done with Yu Darvish’s pitches last week). His fastball, change-up, curveball and slider all look the...
Verlander pitches Tigers to fifth straight win
DETROIT Justin Verlander might have finally figured out April.
If the Tigers ace has ever shown a weakness, it has been the first month of the season. He came into 2013 with a 11-15 record in April, including a 4.37 ERA. It's the only month where he hasn't had at least a .600 winning percentage, and it is also his worst ERA.
This year, though, Verlander hasn't waited...
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