Justin Verlander was so close to throwing back-to-back postseason shutouts, but a ninth inning home run by Eduardo Nunez led to Jim Leyland taking Verlander out of the game after he got Brett Gardner to ground out for the first out of the ninth. Phil Coke came in and allowed two two-out singles to Mark Teixeira and … Continue Reading →
The first at-bat of the ninth saw Justin Verlander give up a home run to Eduardo Nunez. Phil Coke has come into the game and allowed two two-out singles.
Justin Verlander hasn’t had his best stuff tonight, and that’s saying something. He’s one inning away from back-to-back postseason shutouts. Verlander has just three strikeouts and has thrown 115 pitches through eight innings. The only two hits he’s given up tonight were singles to Ichiro. The Tigers lead the game 2-0 heading into the bottom … Continue Reading →
Justin Verlander has only allowed two baserunners all night, and both were singles by Ichiro, who led off the seventh inning. Verlander dug in deep, though, and knifed his way through the middle of the Yankees lineup with a man on base. He’s thrown 101 pitches, so whether or not he throws a complete game … Continue Reading →
Miguel Cabrera had the bases loaded with one out and hit a rocket down the third base line that former gold glove winner Eric Chavez scooped up to start an inning-ending double play. The Tigers had a chance to blow this one wide open, but the Yankees are hanging in there. Justin Verlander has been sitting … Continue Reading →
Miguel Cabrera hit a hard line drive to deep right center that Curtis Granderson could not catch up with, and delivered Quintin Berry home from second base. Berry stole second after reaching on an error by Yankees third baseman Eric Chavez. Even with no outs in the inning, the Tigers weren’t able to cash in … Continue Reading →
Justin Verlander isn’t racking up the strikeouts like normal (he has two), but he’s making effective pitches and getting outs. The Yankees hitters look lost against Verlander, as they have against all Tigers starting pitching so far in this series. One has to think that since Verlander is in the zone, maybe this one run … Continue Reading →
Delmon Young hit another postseason home run tonight. He shot a ball barely over the left field fence to put the Tigers on top. With Justin Verlander on the mound and his pitch count in good shape (54), things are looking good for the Tigers. After a walk to Andy Dirks, Phil Hughes came out … Continue Reading →
Justin Verlander battled back from a 3-0 against Ichiro to a full-count, but the veteran hitter took a ball to left-field off the outside of the plate for a single, ending Verlander’s perfect start to Game 3. He had retired the first ten batters he’d faced. Verlander bounced back to get Mark Teixiera and Robinson … Continue Reading →
Prince Fielder hit it hard, but right at Curtis Granderson as he got a fastball from Phil Hughes on a 3-0 count with runners on the corners. Austin Jackson had a one-out single in the third and reached second on a Quintin Berry sacrifice bunt. He reached third on a wild pitch during a battle … Continue Reading →