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Tigers, Rays preview: Justin Verlander opens series tonight.
Mlive
http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...art-as-four-game-set-begins/?topicId=26688732
Verlander looking to miss more bats vs. Rays.
Tigers official site
Verlander is 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in three career starts against the Rays, while Cobb is 2-1 with a 2.35 ERA against the Tigers.
From 2016 to '17, opponents' chase rate against Verlander has dropped from 16.6 percent to 13.7 percent, while their rate of whiffs per swing on pitches within the strike zone has declined from 17.7 percent to 14 percent.
Verlander has made 15 starts in his career against the Rays and has an 8-3 record with a 3.34 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 102 1/3 innings pitched.
Verlander has allowed two earned runs-or-less in each of his last three starts, going 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA over that 23-inning span.
Verlander has always enjoyed Comerica Park, going 93-48 with a 3.21 ERA in 179 career starts.
In five home starts this season, he's 2-0 record with a 2.10 ERA in 30 innings. On the road, Verlander is 2-4 with a 6.40 ERA in 45 innings.
He's given up eight of his 10 home runs on the road.
Current members of the Rays have a career average of only .188 (18-for-96) against Verlander. Colby Rasmus (2-for-18, seven strikeouts), Peter Bourjos (1-for-11) and Corey Dickerson (0-for-7) have struggled.
Notable:
The Rays outscored the Tigers 21-9 in a three-game sweep April 19-21 in St. Petersburg, a series that was punctuated by defensive lapses in the outfield by the Tigers.
Tigers third baseman Nicholas Castellanos snapped an 11-game hitting streak on Wednesday night. He was .319 (15-for-47) over that stretch.
Miguel Cabrera's last home run was May 20. He's now gone 22 full games and 95 plate appearances without a long ball.
Even so, he's hit .308 (24-for-78) over that span.
The Tigers entered Wednesday's action with the longest average game in Major League baseball at 3 hours and 19 minutes.
Tigers, Rays preview: Justin Verlander opens series tonight.
Mlive
http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...art-as-four-game-set-begins/?topicId=26688732
Verlander looking to miss more bats vs. Rays.
Tigers official site
Verlander is 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in three career starts against the Rays, while Cobb is 2-1 with a 2.35 ERA against the Tigers.
From 2016 to '17, opponents' chase rate against Verlander has dropped from 16.6 percent to 13.7 percent, while their rate of whiffs per swing on pitches within the strike zone has declined from 17.7 percent to 14 percent.
Verlander has made 15 starts in his career against the Rays and has an 8-3 record with a 3.34 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 102 1/3 innings pitched.
Verlander has allowed two earned runs-or-less in each of his last three starts, going 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA over that 23-inning span.
Verlander has always enjoyed Comerica Park, going 93-48 with a 3.21 ERA in 179 career starts.
In five home starts this season, he's 2-0 record with a 2.10 ERA in 30 innings. On the road, Verlander is 2-4 with a 6.40 ERA in 45 innings.
He's given up eight of his 10 home runs on the road.
Current members of the Rays have a career average of only .188 (18-for-96) against Verlander. Colby Rasmus (2-for-18, seven strikeouts), Peter Bourjos (1-for-11) and Corey Dickerson (0-for-7) have struggled.
Notable:
The Rays outscored the Tigers 21-9 in a three-game sweep April 19-21 in St. Petersburg, a series that was punctuated by defensive lapses in the outfield by the Tigers.
Tigers third baseman Nicholas Castellanos snapped an 11-game hitting streak on Wednesday night. He was .319 (15-for-47) over that stretch.
Miguel Cabrera's last home run was May 20. He's now gone 22 full games and 95 plate appearances without a long ball.
Even so, he's hit .308 (24-for-78) over that span.
The Tigers entered Wednesday's action with the longest average game in Major League baseball at 3 hours and 19 minutes.
