DETROIT — As the Astros cruised to a 17-4 win over the Tigers on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park, two dwelling legends — MVP winners, longtime teammates, extraordinarily probably Hall of Famers and maybe the perfect hitter and pitcher of their era — confronted one another for the ultimate time.
In what was virtually actually the final matchup between Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera, Verlander gritted via 5 scoreless innings, whereas Cabrera battled however couldn’t nick Verlander for successful.
In the second, Verlander struck Cabrera out trying on a curve. In the third, Cabrera fouled off 4 pitches earlier than grounding right into a forceout. In the fifth, with two outs and Cabrera due up subsequent, Verlander as a substitute obtained the out he wanted, ending his outing with Cabrera within the on-deck circle.
In the eighth, lengthy after Verlander had departed, Cabrera slugged a three-run homer, No. 510 of his profession.
It was a matchup of a sort that’s not typically seen. Teammates with the Tigers from 2008-17, Verlander introduced his 253 wins, three Cy Young Awards, pitching Triple Crown and MVP Award to the mound in opposition to Cabrera’s 509 house runs, 3,150 hits, two MVPs, offensive Triple Crown and .307 profession batting common. The pair has a mixed age of 80 years and 319 days, and a mixed bWAR of 147.5. Together, they’ve performed 39 seasons and made 21 All-Star Games.
As the all-timers squared off, in the meantime, the Astros took the sequence behind house runs from Kyle Tucker, Mauricio Dubón, Martín Maldonado and Yainer Diaz.
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