With this Games 6 2/3 no hit innings Justin set a MLB Record. The most consecutive hit-less innings pitched in the playoffs against one opponent. During the 2012 and 2013 MLB playoffs, he threw 30 consecutive scoreless innings against the A’s.
The Final:
R H E
Tigers 3 8 0
A’s 0 3 0
W: Verlander (1-0)
L: Gray (0-1)
SV: Benoit (2)
This man is magic, pure unprecedented magic. When most babbled on this year as Justin had fell into a slump compared to the on fire Max Scherzer, all I could think of is do all these people have complete very short memory loss. Our 2011 Cy Young/MVP Winner or who also shut this same team down in game 5 in 2012.
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Motown Monday “The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game” ~ The Marvelettes
What a befitting song for this day.
The Detroit Tigers had game 2, up 5-1 with a red hot pitcher who performed the was manager Leyland had hoped for and all of us expected. 13 KOs and hitless until the 6th inning. Max Scherzer as usual was on fire.
I will never understand the philosophy of taking this kind of pitcher out of the game. In the old days nobody was counting the pitches thrown, if they were doing good they continued until they weren’t doing good.
Denny McClain, Mickey Lolich were never pulled from fantastic pitching performances, they finished the game.
Boston didn’t win, Detroit handed them the game and there is a very distinctive difference.
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