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| Height: 6-5
Weight: 200
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Feb 20, 1983, Manakin Sabot, VA |
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| September 28, 2008 Tigers pitching coach Chuck Hernandez and bullpen coach Jeff Jones both will be relieved of their duties after Monday's game in Chicago with the White Sox according to the mlive.com. |
| September 26, 2008 Justin Verlander only allowed two earned runs on five hits over five innings in Friday's 6-4 win over the Rays at Comerica Park, with three walks and eight strikeouts. |
| September 20, 2008 Justin Verlander allowed four earned runs on five hits over four innings in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Cleveland at Progressive Field, with four walks and four strikeouts. |
| September 14, 2008 Justin Verlander lost his 16th game of the year on Sunday as he permitted four White Sox runners to cross home plate in his 7.2 innings on the hill. Verlander allowed only two walks, but he struck out only two. |
| September 12, 2008 Justin Verlander had his start pushed from Friday night to Sunday after rain postponed the game on Friday night according to the AP. |
| September 12, 2008 Justin Verlander will face John Danks and the the White Sox on Friday night. Verlander is 1-4 with a 6.09 ERA against the White Sox this season and has similar career numbers against them. |
| September 6, 2008 Justin Verlander, who lost 15 games this season, is working on his mechanics, according to MLive.com. He only lasted 1.2 innings in his last outing and said, "I didn't feel very good and my control was erratic." The team found some changes in his delivery from previous seasons and are looking to fix his mechanics. Bullpen coach Jeff Jones said, "We are looking for Justin to create the same down angle as he comes down on the mound, and to see that his lower body is on target long enough." Verlander noted that he had a good bullpen session to work on those points, adding that work on mechanics for "muscle memory" must take place before changes carry over to the mound on game days. |
| September 1, 2008 Justin Verlander lost his 15th game of the season on Monday as he was torched for eight runs, give earned, in just 1.2 innings against the Yankees. |
| August 16, 2008 Justin Verlander bounced back from four straight rough outings and improved to 9-13 with a win over the Orioles on Saturday night. He held the O's to four hits and two unearned runs over six innings. Verlander walked three and struck out six. |
| August 11, 2008 Justin Verlander lasted only 4.1 innings on Monday night as he gave up six runs on seven hits in the Tigers 7-2 loss to the Blue Jays. |
| August 6, 2008 Justin Verlander allowed five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out eight over 7 2/3 innings Wednesday in the Tigers' 5-1 loss to Chicago. |
| July 31, 2008 Justin Verlander struck out nine batters Thursday, but the good news ends there. He allowed six runs on five hits and three walks over 5 2/3 innings in a loss to Cleveland. |
| July 26, 2008 Justin Verlander picked up his tenth loss of the season by surrendering seven earned runs on nine hits in four innings against the White Sox. He allowed two home runs on the night. |
| July 20, 2008 Justin Verlander shut down the Orioles in Sunday's 5-1 win, as he only surrendered one earned run on three hits over 8.2 innings, with three walks and three strikeouts. |
| July 16, 2008 Justin Verlander still has a poor ERA (4.15) though his WHIP (1.27) is actually below his career mark of 1.29 as he is 3-0 with a 2.81 ERA and 1.13 WHIP over his last four starts. |
| July 13, 2008 Justin Verlander continues to improve, as he threw seven innings, allowing four hits and giving up just two earned runs while striking out eight in the Tigers 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. |
| July 8, 2008 Justin Verlander settled down after a first inning home run to earn his sixth victory of the season. He lasted seven innings, gave up two hits, one walk, and just two runs while striking out seven. His once bloated ERA is down to 4.24. |
| June 28, 2008 The Detroit Tigers will send Justin Verlander to the mound this evening as they welcome the Colorado Rockies for an interleague tangle, according to the Sports Network. |
| June 22, 2008 Justin Verlander picked up his first road victory of the season on Sunday as he struck out 10 Padres on his way to to his fourth win of the season. |
| June 22, 2008 Detroit RHP Justin Verlander gets the call to action today in support of the Tigers' effort against the San Diego Padres, according to the Miami Herald. |
| June 16, 2008 Justin Verlander allowed three runs (two earned), five hits and a walk to the Giants while striking out seven for the Tigers. He picked up a no-decision when Fernando Rodney blew the game in the eighth inning. |
| June 11, 2008 The Detroit Tigers are sure to be happy with tonight's 5-1 win over the White Sox, happines in large part due to the work of RHP Justin Verlander . Verlander pitched the full game, going nine to allow just one run on four hits with no walks and three strikeouts. |
| May 31, 2008 Justin Verlander surrendered four runs on eight hits over seven innings in Saturday's 5-0 loss to Seattle, with two walks and one strikeout. |
| May 25, 2008 Justin Verlander pitched well in a no decision on Sunday, as Detroit fell to Minnesota 6-1. Verlander only allowed one run on five hits over seven innings, with three strikeouts and four walks. Other than the high walk count, it was a strong outing for him. |
| May 25, 2008 Justin Verlander is in action today as the Tigers host the Twins, according to MLB.com. In the last three seasons, Verlander is 3-3 in six career starts against the Twins. |
| May 20, 2008 Justin Verlander struck out a season-high seven and the Tigers' 12-8 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Verlander allowed one run on four hits and walked one in six innings. |
| May 14, 2008 Justin Verlander allowed two runs on six hits, walked three and struck out three in a tough luck 2-0 loss to rookie Luke Hochevar and the Royals. The Tigers starter suffered his seventh loss of the season. |
| May 8, 2008 Justin Verlander was hit hard yet again on Thursday as he allowed nine hits and five runs over six innings to fall to 1-6 on the year. |
| May 5, 2008 Former Tigers' hurler and current Twins' broadcaster Jack Morris commented that Justin Verlander's shoulder has to be hurting because he's not extending his arm as he did last season, according to the Detroit Free Press. Verlander is 1-5, but recently stated that his arm feels great. |
| May 3, 2008 Justin Verlander lost his fifth game of the season on Saturday, as Detroit fell to Minnesota 4-1. Verlander surrendered four runs on seven hits over seven innings, with two walks and five strikeouts. Half of the damage came on a two-run homer by Craig Monroe. |
| April 27, 2008 Justin Verlander gave up six runs, seven hits and four walks in 5.2 innings of work on Sunday night. Verlander won his first game on Tuesday, but struggled with his command in the process. Nothing changed tonight as the right-hander has now allowed four runs or more in five of his six starts. |
| April 22, 2008 Justin Verlander finally delivered a positive outing. After four rough starts, the right-hander held the Rangers to six hits and one run over six frames on Tuesday night. Verlander picked up his first win of the year. |
| April 17, 2008 Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander remained winless in four starts, falling to 0-3. The hard throwing right-hander allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings of work. |
| April 12, 2008 Justin Verlander got rocked for four runs on six hits (one home run) over 7.2 innings of work in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the White Sox, with four walks and three strikeouts. |
| April 6, 2008 Justin Verlander allowed a career-high nine runs, four of which were earned, over 5.2 innings of work on Sunday. He gave up seven hits and walked three, striking out four. It was his second start of the season and first loss. The Tigers are now 0-6 on the season, their worst start since they started 0-9 in 2003, when they lost an AL-record 119 games. |
| April 6, 2008 Today's starting pitcher Justin Verlander has not fared well against Chicago in the past, according to MLB.com. Verlander has been unsteady against the White Sox in his career, as he holds a 1-4 record and a 5.96 ERA, while allowing 49 hits and 30 earned runs in 45.1 innings. He had three no-decisions and a 3.66 ERA against the Sox in 2007. |
| March 31, 2008 Justin Verlander was dealt a no decision in the Tigers' opener on Monday as he allowed four runs on four hits over six innings with one walk and six strikeouts. Most of the damage was done on a two-run homer by rising star Alex Gordon. The Tigers lost 5-4, but he should bounce back fine. |
| March 10, 2008 Justin Verlander threw three scoreless innings on Monday to run his streak to eight innings this spring without a run allowed, this according to a report on Slam Sports. After an 18 win season with 183 K, there is little reason to expect any fall off this season as Verlander has a golden right arm and will be supported by the best offense in baseball. |
| March 1, 2008 Tigers manager Jim Leyland formally announced Friday that Justin Verlander will start their opening day game against the Royals on March 31, according to the Detroit Free Press. No surprise here, as Leyland already had hinted that Verlander would get the nod. He had 18 wins and posted a 3.66 ERA and 1.23 WHIP last season. |
| February 15, 2008 Manager Jim Leyland won't write it in stone, but he pretty much has named Justin Verlander his opening day starter, according to the Detroit News. "I think he's earned it," Leyland said. Verlander won 18 games while posting a 3.66 ERA and 1.23 WHIP with 183 Ks last year. He'll turn 25 next week and should just get better and better. |