Verlander pitched Detroit Tigers friendship American League Championship Series against the Red Sox with the outing clutch and hold on to hit two over eight innings , aided by Miguel Cabrera homer two . worked as the Detroit Oakland in Game 5 Thursday night, 3 -0 O.co Coliseum .
It was the sixth time in the last 14 years has lost five games in the ALDS and the second time they have been stymied by Verlander in the decisive game .
Verlander out 10 with one walk and did not allow a hit until two outs in the seventh on Yoenis Cespedes specific to the center , but he was stuck on Seth Smith out on a curveball beautiful before retiring Verlander 20 of 21 batters . except one out in the sixth inning , Josh Reddick.
"I worked my butt off all year to get fit and get myself where I need to " Verlander , who is 13-12 in the regular season , "said Big game pitcher that's what people want to talk . I just go out there with my team when I need it most. Obviously, it is something you dream about as a kid , it 's pretty exciting to go out twice in the [ Do or Die ] situation and will work well . "
Verlander said manager Jim Leyland , he felt tired after eight innings, but it was dark or two hits in the ninth , Leila decided to go closer to Joaquin Benoit added suffering some by allowing two runs to before Smith was to fly to shallow right .
Tigers add insurance in the sixth rookie Sonny Gray unidentified pitcher he was in the game at second singles allowed Victor Martinez and Jhonny Peralta will frame the way to liberate the country . Otero.
After selecting Alex Avila fielder Omar Infante bounced to third base instead of throwing home to catch Martin was running , Josh Donald, trying to play double bass Alberto second Callaspo bobbled throw . I 'll save the second .
Martinez scored for a 3-0 lead and Gray was charged with a run in the fifth inning , he allowed three runs and six hits with three walks and four strikeouts , it was praised for my performance , however. hardly comparable to Verlander.
Oakland manager Bob Melvin announced Wednesday afternoon that the Gray started 10 regular-season starts is Bartolo Colon, who allowed three runs in the first innings , losing the first game .
Gray allowed three in five plus innings throwing 98 pitches .
" He pitched well, " Melvin said, " the ball off his left little for him so he can not get deep into the game when you do not. Score and gain popularity only your partner will need to complete " .
Gray appeared in the early to allow peaceful walk through the first three . Opportunity, but he was piling up billboards.
Verlander matched zeros to put pressure back to Gray and he began to show signs of cracking on the fourth Torii Hunter separate Cabrera , who has been the Labour majority of the series because of a groin problem and belly smacked field. gray over the left field wall for his first homer of the series .
It is evident from the movement and speed of his opponents that Verlander will be hard , even moreso when he bet against the Detroit lead to his first point in the second game of his performance. On Thursday, he went from a quarterback with little emotion .
"It's a level of focus says 'I can not allow them to score ,' " he said, "I will cause them to show that they can do with the fastball before I went to . the other thing I need to have a large field that's where I go because I have " .
Almost one year ago to the day , Verlander threw a shutout , striking out 11 Tigers to a 6-0 win in Game 5 ALDS after Thursday, Verlander is 4-0 lifetime with a 1.78 ERA and 60 out of the ALDS . Apartment in 45 ⅓ innings.
After a rough night in August Verlander track in September, he released his first chance in the fifth and sixth O.co Coliseum crowd felt it would be difficult for teams evening seriously when the ball is hit out of . field , and that is usually not .
Six of the ball during the eighth inning Verlander on all of them . Easily. Gathered for one run outs to second base during the end of Verlander ; Reddick, who went left stranded in the sixth .
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