The table below shows just how dominant Verlander has been over the last six weeks. In nine starts, he has given up no earned runs four times, one run four times and two runs just once. In 72 innings, he has a 0.75 ERA, has allowed just 46 hits and has a 74/10 K/BB. You can't do much better than that. Without doing any careful research, I'd guess that this might be the best a Tigers pitcher has ever pitched for nine games.
EDIT: The research has now been done.
Table 1: Justin Verlander Game Log May 29 - July 10
Date | Team | Result | IP | H | ER | BB | K | ERA |
May 29 | BOS | W 3-0 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
June 4 | @CWS | W 4-2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2.25 |
June 9 | SEA | W 4-1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.12 |
June 14 | CLE | W 4-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.00 |
June 19 | @COL | W 9-1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 |
June 25 | ARI | W 6-0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.00 |
June 30 | NYM | W 5-2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.29 |
July 5 | @LAA | L 0-1 | 7.2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1.17 |
July 10 | @KC | W 2-1 | 7.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00 |
Total | 9 GS | 8-1 | 72 | 46 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 0.75 |
The win put the Tigers a half game ahead of the Indians heading into the all-star break. They now get four days off which means that they get to use Verlander again the first game after the break on Friday. Verlander was named to the American League all-star team but won't pitch because he pitched today.
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