Justin Verlander Masters Jays, Throws Second No-No in 5 Days
Justin Verlander had done this before. He had already thrown a no-hitter. So when he was back in the situation, he decided to have a little fun on the mound.
He had a lot more fun when the game was over.
Verlander faced 27 batters in his second career no-hitter, which was the second in just five days. Verlander was perfect until J.P Arencibia walked on a 12-pitch at-bat. He got out of that jam by forcing a double-play. The Tigers beat the Blue Jays 9-0.
Even though the Tigers ace only struck out four batters, he finished the game with a K, and he got some nice plays from the defense. Scott Sizemore and Jhonny Peralta made some nice fielding plays, as well as Brandon Inge and Ryan Raburn.
Verlander and Blue Jays ace both retired the first six batters they faced, but Romero broke down in the third and fourth inning, and Verlander stayed perfect. J-Ver's fastball was working to perfection, and his off-speed pitches were working well.
In the first few innings, Verlander used his slider, fastball, and change-up to master Toronto. He forced a lot of groundouts with the slider and fastball, and fly-outs with his change-up or high fastball.
On one of Verlander's fastballs, Juan Rivera ripped a Verlander fastball into left-center. Ryan Raburn made the play, however, running over and making the play. Brandon Inge made a couple nice plays at second.
In the third, Verlander struck out a batter with a fastball that hit the inside corner. His fastball had great movement, allowing him to force many groundouts. In the fifth, he made a great play off of the moving fastball.
Arencibia hit one right back at Verlander. Verlander failed to catch it, and the ball deflected off of him and off the mound. J-Ver raced to it, and fired a one-hop throw to Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera scooped it in time, and the no-hitter was alive.
In the sixth, a moving fastball from Verlander was hit down the first baseline. However, Miguel Cabrera made a great play and jumped up to catch it. J-Ver was nine outs away from a perfecto!
In the seventh, Verlander threw a change-up that was hit hard by Yunel Escobar. However, a nice play was made by Peralta, who fielded the one-hop and threw out Escobar. The last out in the inning was a grounder to the pitcher, but the amazing thing about it was that it was 101 mph.
An outside fastball was thrown by Verlander to start the eighth inning. Mike McCoy hit it deep, but it went straight to Austin Jackson. When J-Ver got two strikes on J.P Arencibia, it looked like he would have an easy perfecto.
Verlander threw lots of strikes, but Arencibia fouled them all off. On a 3-2 pitch, Verlander threw it 100 mph, but it just missed the outside corner. Still, Verlander used his breaking ball to force a 6-4-3 DP and get out of the inning.
After a popup and a groundout, Verlander was one out away with Rajai Davis up. Davis, a .177 hitter, worked the count to 2-2, but on the 2-2 pitch, he couldn't finish. Verlander got him swinging on a hanging slider for his second career no-hitter.
Verlander is now 3-3 on the year.
He had a lot more fun when the game was over.
Verlander faced 27 batters in his second career no-hitter, which was the second in just five days. Verlander was perfect until J.P Arencibia walked on a 12-pitch at-bat. He got out of that jam by forcing a double-play. The Tigers beat the Blue Jays 9-0.
Even though the Tigers ace only struck out four batters, he finished the game with a K, and he got some nice plays from the defense. Scott Sizemore and Jhonny Peralta made some nice fielding plays, as well as Brandon Inge and Ryan Raburn.
Verlander and Blue Jays ace both retired the first six batters they faced, but Romero broke down in the third and fourth inning, and Verlander stayed perfect. J-Ver's fastball was working to perfection, and his off-speed pitches were working well.
In the first few innings, Verlander used his slider, fastball, and change-up to master Toronto. He forced a lot of groundouts with the slider and fastball, and fly-outs with his change-up or high fastball.
On one of Verlander's fastballs, Juan Rivera ripped a Verlander fastball into left-center. Ryan Raburn made the play, however, running over and making the play. Brandon Inge made a couple nice plays at second.
In the third, Verlander struck out a batter with a fastball that hit the inside corner. His fastball had great movement, allowing him to force many groundouts. In the fifth, he made a great play off of the moving fastball.
Arencibia hit one right back at Verlander. Verlander failed to catch it, and the ball deflected off of him and off the mound. J-Ver raced to it, and fired a one-hop throw to Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera scooped it in time, and the no-hitter was alive.
In the sixth, a moving fastball from Verlander was hit down the first baseline. However, Miguel Cabrera made a great play and jumped up to catch it. J-Ver was nine outs away from a perfecto!
In the seventh, Verlander threw a change-up that was hit hard by Yunel Escobar. However, a nice play was made by Peralta, who fielded the one-hop and threw out Escobar. The last out in the inning was a grounder to the pitcher, but the amazing thing about it was that it was 101 mph.
An outside fastball was thrown by Verlander to start the eighth inning. Mike McCoy hit it deep, but it went straight to Austin Jackson. When J-Ver got two strikes on J.P Arencibia, it looked like he would have an easy perfecto.
Verlander threw lots of strikes, but Arencibia fouled them all off. On a 3-2 pitch, Verlander threw it 100 mph, but it just missed the outside corner. Still, Verlander used his breaking ball to force a 6-4-3 DP and get out of the inning.
After a popup and a groundout, Verlander was one out away with Rajai Davis up. Davis, a .177 hitter, worked the count to 2-2, but on the 2-2 pitch, he couldn't finish. Verlander got him swinging on a hanging slider for his second career no-hitter.
Verlander is now 3-3 on the year.
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