they could have set this at 8 and i would have went under the number. this is the biggest game detroit has played all season, and they have their ace on the mound. tigers absolutely have to win here or they will lose ground to cleveland in the standings and blow their final chance to make up head-to-head ground. verlander has been phenomenal lately and i expect that continue tonight against the indians, who have struggled with front line pitchers not named johan santana. on the flip side, westbrook has been excellent for cleveland the last month and a half. he was out of sync early in the year but once he came back from the disabled list he has become very effective. big time implications for detroit. two pitchers throwing the best they have all season. under 9. under 8. maybe even under 7.
i definitely agree with you that last nights loss was crushing. as soon as blake his the homer, i thought the indians might have wrapped up the division. but the good news for detroit is they have verlander going tonight and theres a good chance he can even up this series, setting up another big game tomorrow afternoon. i still think detroit has one push left in them. but the game tonight will determine if they go in the tank or not. i think the starters both go 6 innings and turn it over to the pens around 3-2.
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