Verlander Thinks, And Throws, His Way Out Of Trouble
Very few pitchers can done what Justin Verlander did Thursday against Minnesota and at least two other times this season.
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Very few pitchers can done what Justin Verlander did Thursday against Minnesota and at least two other times this season.
Justin Verlander gave up a triple to start the second inning of a scoreless game, a tricky situation for any pitcher to escape. Except, well, for him.
Justin Verlander threw eight dominant innings, Jhonny Peralta drove in three runs with three hits and the Detroit Tigers beat Minnesota 6-2 on Thursday for their 10th straight win over the Twins.
Thanks to the Minnesota Twins, the Detroit Tigers remain tied for first place in the AL Central.
As the Detroit Tigers celebrated a much-needed victory, Brad Penny's thoughts were on the pennant race ahead.
From the roll that he has been on to the maturity that he shown this season, it's all good words about arguably the best pitcher in the game right now. But is Justin Verlander a true superstar?
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Justin Verlander became the first Detroit pitcher to win 12 games before the All-Star break since RHP Jack Morris in 1987.
SP Justin Verlander, Tigers: Guys like Justin Masterson and Scott Baker are having pretty good seasons, but there's really no reason to even expand on the discussion.
Thanks to four-time All-Star Justin Verlander, Kansas City rookie Aaron Crow will be traveling to Phoenix in style.
As temperatures neared 100 and Justin Verlander's pitch count mounted, Jim Leyland thought seriously about replacing his hard-working All-Star.
Two halves are supposed to make a whole, right? Unfortunately, the Tigers first and second halves haven't added up to a strong finish over the past five seasons. Even in 2006, when the Tigers made it to the World Series, they faded fast in the second half of the season and only managed to make it to the post-season because they won the Wild Card spot.
Justin Verlander is going to start back-to-back games for the Tigers next week. Not on consecutive days, but consecutive games. The All-Star break makes that feat possible.
Justin Verlander is so dominating right now, he looks good even when he loses.
Dan Haren pitched a two-hitter while outdueling Verlander for his 100th career victory, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tigers 1-0 Tuesday night for their 10th win in 12 games.
A marquee matchup is in store with Detroit's Justin Verlander set to renew acquaintances with Dan Haren.
Voting continues for the last AL All-Star spot with the Tigers Victor Martinez remaining in second place behind the White Sox Paul Konerko.
This Sunday the Tigers are giving away a Justin Verlander cape to kids that enter the stadium.
It didn't begin well for Justin Verlander Thursday at Comerica Park.
Justin Verlander slowed down the rampaging Mets, pitching seven solid innings Thursday to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 victory over New York.
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.
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