- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Verlander’s CG can’t shake Tigers’ slump
- Updated: May 14, 2016
BALTIMORE — The good news is that Justin Verlander’s early-season wobbles have disappeared. The bad news is that the Tigers’ losing ways have not.
Friday’s 1-0 loss to the Orioles marked the second consecutive dominant outing from Verlander that ended without a win for the pitcher or the team. This time, both the right-hander and the Tigers took the loss. For Detroit, that meant three in a row and 10 in 11 games, dropping the Tigers (15-20) to a season-worst five games under .500.
“You’re going to lose games 1-0 over the course of year,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus noted. “The timing isn’t exactly great.”
Verlander (2-4) went the maximum eight innings in Baltimore at a ballpark where he entered the game 7-0 with a tidy 2.84 ERA in his career. The Orioles had twice as many strikeouts (eight) as hits (four). Yet one hit was a home run by Adam Jones in the sixth inning. That blast doomed Detroit on a night its bats never generated a timely hit.
“It’s kind of the typical baseball slump I …
continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com
