Verlander Flirts With No-Hitter Against Astros

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Verlander Flirts With No-Hitter Against Astros 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Mon May 6, 2013 11:46 am

Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander flirted with a no-hitter against the Houston Astros on Sunday.


Carlos Pena recorded Houston's first hit with a single in the seventh inning. Verlander ended up allowing two hits, while striking out nine. For a while, it looked like pitch count would keep the right-hander from a long outing.


"I really wasn't thinking about the pitch count," Verlander said. "It really is a non-issue at that point. It's kind of out of my hands. I was early. But I started getting in the sixth, seventh inning, I wasn't thinking about it. You can't play the what-if, should-have, could-have game."


Verlander threw 116 pitches over seven innings.

Via Gene Duffey/MLB.com

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