The three-time Cy Young Award-winner earned his 17th career postseason victory by beating Minnesota in Game 1 of ALDS
In case there was any confusion, Justin Verlander made quite the statement Saturday afternoon regarding his standing among the game's top pitchers. Verlander, who will turn 41 in the spring, continues to turn back the clock in his 18th MLB season. The three-time Cy Young award winner turned in a pair of clutch starts to close the regular season—in which he allowed just one earned run across 13 innings — and in Saturday's ALDS opener against the Minnesota Twins, Verlander shined again.
'The third, fourth and fifth, obviously, I was able to have some things click and make some better pitches and get some easier outs. That felt great.'A look behind the hood at Verlander's outing in Game 1 should provide further encouragement for the postseason ahead. Verlander tallied 14 swinging strikes in Saturday's 93 pitches, and his off-speed stuff was particularly sharp.
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