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Jim Leyland: Justin Verlander's 'A Freak Show'

A day after Justin Verlander's one-hitter against the Pirates, Tigers manager Jim Leyland was no less impressed.

"Electric was what you saw last night," Leyland told reporters, including MLive.com. "I mean, you talk about a masterpiece -- that's taking it to a different level. That's freaky [stuff]."

Leyland said it was not only the best performance he'd seen from Verlander, it was the best pitched game he'd ever seen -- and this is coming from a man who has managed 3,214 games in the big leagues after Friday's game.

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