Justin Verlander is great.
He's got top notch stuff and has come into his own to be come arguably the best pitcher in the game.
HOWEVER!
There seems to be a trend developing that I'm not fond of. I've noticed that when JV pitches, there's not a lot of offense from our guys. Maybe it's a confidence in your pitcher thing, but on the flip side, JV's gotta be able to have confidence in the guys behind him.
JV brings his best stuff every time he comes to the mound. But that doesn't mean he only needs a couple runs to be great. Verlander is a horse, we all know this but the fact is that he isn't gonna go 8 innings every night. There are gonna be days where he's gonna work his tail off and leave in the 6th.Don't get me wrong, I love it when JV is pitching, it's a tight game and he's dazzling with pitching. But how about we post like 5-7 runs just to make sure nothing weird happens, eh? As much as I want him to throw a No-No or a Perfecto, I wouldn't mind seeing some vintage Verlander where he has some wiggle room to get creative. It's time to pay back the favor boys.
This offense has too much talent to only score a small handful of runs when JV is pitching. The batting tagged KC pitching for 7 hits and 5 runs IN THE FIRST INNING the previous evening. Yet somehow they fell silent when it's JV getting the call. This can't happen anymore.
The Blowtorch's outing was solid, dealing his best stuff to keep the game close, and kept it close for B-Boesch to blast a 2 run homer in the 8th to make things interesting. Classic Verlander, working to keep the team within striking distance. So with that in mind, I render a 7 on the Verland-o-Meter. (You may notice that it's gonna be rare for this better to dip below 7. C'mon, it's Verlander, he earns it every night!)
GO TIGERS!
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