Posts Tagged ‘Justin Verlander’
Fantasy in Five: Starting pitching rankings
Baseball is less than 24 hours away, and I’m very excited for that first pitch Sunday night. But before we get there, I’m here to give you my top starting pitchers in fantasy baseball and how I think they’ll do. Honestly, this was the toughest list for me to do, and you can always disagree with me. I’m just giving …
by Giovanni Mio on March 30th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Report: Justin Verlander Receives Five-Year Extension
The Associated Press has told ESPN that Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander has received a five-year/$80 million extension from the club, making him one of the highest paid pitchers in baseball. -Verlander, who rebounded from a sub-par 2008 season, torched batters for 269 strikeouts last year on his way to a 19-win campaign. He only dropped nine games along the …
by Jon Alba on February 3rd, 2010 1 Comments »
Tigers and Twins to Face Off in AL Central Tiebreaker
And for the third consecutive year, there will be a one-game playoff to decide a spot for the MLB postseason. This year’s playoff matchup features the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins. Both teams finished with a record of 86-76 and will live to play a 163rd game. The game will be played at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota on …
by Derek Johnson on October 5th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: September 4
St. Louis Cardinals 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 7- Adam Wainwright becomes the first member of the MLB’s 17-win club after holding the Pirates to six earned runs on nine hits in five innings; if not for Albert Pujols’ three-run blast in the top of the 6th inning, Wainwright would not have earned the win. Ryan Ludwick homered twice while Matt Holliday …
by Derek Johnson on September 5th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 30
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Cincinnati Reds 2- Matt Kemp’s sacrifice fly in the 12th inning broke a 2-2 tie and lifted the Dodgers to their 78th victory of the season. Kemp also blasted his 21st long ball of the year in the 5th inning. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw gave up two earned runs on four hits in seven innings, but …
by Derek Johnson on August 30th, 2009 2 Comments »
MLB Recap: August 24
Philadelphia Phillies 6 New York Mets 2- Cliff Lee won his eighth straight start after scattering two unearned runs on six hits in seven innings; Lee is 12-9 overall this season. Ryan Howard drove in five runs with two long balls, lifting the Phillies to their 72nd win of the year. Raul Ibanez doubled in the other run for Philadelphia, …
by Derek Johnson on August 25th, 2009 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: August 19
Chicago White Sox 4 Kansas City Royals 2- Jose Contreras gave up one earned run on three hits in seven innings as he improved to 5-11 as a starter. Gordon Beckham, Carlos Quentin, and Alex Rios all hit solo shots for the White Sox, who won their 62nd game of the season. It was the first time Royals starter Zack …
by Derek Johnson on August 20th, 2009 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: August 13
Milwaukee Brewers 12 San Diego Padres 9- Prince Fielder and Mike Rivera each hit two long balls while Ryan Braun went deep once, lifting the Brewers to Win #56 of the year. Brewers starter Manny Parra gave up six earned runs on thirteen hits in 5.2 innings, but it was good enough for him to improve to 8-8 on the …
by Derek Johnson on August 14th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 3
Washington Nationals 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 4- After allowing three runs in the first inning, the Nationals stormed back with a pair of four-run innings to improved to 34-72 on the year. Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman both homered for Washington, who split the four-game series with the Pirates. Andrew McCutchen went deep for the fourth time in three games, but …
by Derek Johnson on August 4th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 24
Chicago Cubs 8 Cincinnati Reds 5- Mike Fontenot, Aramis Ramirez, Jeff Baker, and Derrek Lee all homered for Chicago en route to their eighth win in eleven games. Randy Wells squandered three earned runs on seven hits in six innings as he improved to 6-4 as a starter; the three runs Wells gave up came off the bat of Aaron …
by Derek Johnson on July 25th, 2009 Leave a comment »