Detroit Tigers, Game 4: One thing I loved, one thing I didn't
The News' Tony Paul gives his quick takes on the Tigers' game against the Diamondbacks on Monday.
The News' Tony Paul gives his quick takes on the Tigers' 9-6 loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday: One thing I loved For those of you hoping for some "Must-See JV," hey, at least you got to see the entirety of Justin Verlander's Tigers reboot well before midnight Eastern Daylight Time. It was nifty to see Verlander back in a Tigers uniform for the first time in 3,135 days (his number is, of course, 35), even if the stuff wasn't vintage. He was beat around for five runs on six hits, his night done after just 3.
2 innings, before Corbin Carroll (homer, triple) could get one more bite at that apple. Even a lot of the outs were hit hard. He at least recorded one strikeout (take a boy, Alek Thomas), avoiding just the fifth start as a Tiger without recording one, in his 381st start with Detroit — and first since Aug.
30, 2017. "Justin Verlander is a Tiger again," Jason Benetti opened the Detroit SportsNet broadcast, "back where he belongs. " Can't fault Benetti's enthusiasm.
After all, who could've seen this clunker coming? Verlander came into Monday night's game with a 2. 31 ERA in his previous 11 starts with the Tigers.