Justin Verlander missing something in Tigers' 11-8 win vs Rockies
Detroit Tigers score: Justin Verlander allowed six runs, but Wenceel Pérez and Dillon Dingler crushed two home runs in an 11-8 win in spring training.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The Detroit Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies, 11-8, on Tuesday, March 24, at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in the final game of spring training. Opening Day is Thursday. [ MUST LISTEN: Make "Days of Roar" your go-to Detroit Tigers podcast, available anywhere you listen to podcasts ( Apple , Spotify ) ] What happened Right-hander Justin Verlander completed his fourth and final start this spring.
The 43-year-old posted a 6. 75 ERA with five walks and 19 strikeouts across 14⅔ innings. His fastball maxed out above 96 mph, while his slider and changeup generated an abundance of whiffs.
He surrendered 17 hits along the way this spring. BIG NEWS: Kevin McGonigle makes Tigers' Opening Day roster as top prospect Of those hits, seven of them were home runs – and six came on fastballs, including two Tuesday when Brett Sullivan hit an elevated fastball in the fourth inning and Ezequiel Tovar hit a middle-middle sinker in the fifth inning. "Seems like I need to locate my fastball," Verlander said.
It's something he has been working on throughout the spring. Even in his final spring start. "In the season, if something is not working, you scratch and claw and figure out how to get guys out during that day," Verlander said.
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