With Verlander opens the way to the Tigers went to his first title in 24 years, the division last season, winning the American League Central a great 15 games.
Flamethrower than 28 years has run the 12 in the last 50 years to win the pitching Triple Crown a year ago when he led the league in wins (24), ERA (2.40) and seizures made (250).
His 24 wins were the most in the league since Bob Welch won 27 Athletics in 1990. He also led AL pitchers with 251 innings, .192 opponent average and 0.92 WHIP (walks plus hits per innings pitched) relationship.
Verlander has won his last 12 starts and was 1.14 in the department, and to throw a no-hitter, and repeatedly approaching others. As much as Verlander, however, he never won on the first day, and only 9-14 with a 4.75 ERA in March and April.
Thus, with Verlander, major league hitters Miguel Cabrera and Delivery Man of the Year Jose Valverde, the plan is the Tigers season was not to change the content they have always been the best team in the division after a very disappointing, and one of the best teams in the AL pennant after missing two game.Then disaster struck, and the designated striker Victor Martinez went down with a knee injury that cost him the entire season. But the Tigers did not go to fight for a long time, because they are attracted to Prince Fielder to Motown with a monster nine-year, $ 214 million deal, assuring everyone that they are not only favorites to repeat as champions of the division, but they are on a short list of commands to be able to compete for the World Series this season.
Fielder now provide some signature problems. Cabrera is moving back to third base, where in 2008 he was with the Tigers committed five errors in game 14 to stay. It's a shame, however, there is no problem, because tigers can now have the highest average in the order in baseball.
Boston, meanwhile, is trying to erase the memory of one of the worst collapses in baseball history in September last year. Red Sox missed the playoffs for the second year in a row, is just 7-20 down the stretch to become the first team in MLB history to blow up the example of nine games in September are not able to make the playoffs.
In the wake of the crisis after the end of the season, the off-season in Boston was a whirlwind. The team parted ways with manager Terry Francona among some debate about drinking beer pitchers in the club and play video games during the game when they're not pitching. In addition, general manager Theo Epstein, left to become a GM in the Chicago Cubs. Epstein, Ben Cherington right hand joined GM opened the concert, and former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine was lured to work as a television analyst to replace Francona.
Valentina has a lot to do with it. Outfielder Carl Crawford, who fought with the force of last season in the first year with the Red Sox will begin the season on the disabled list, and just this week the team learned that they would be without at least until Andrew Bailey All-Star break as he recovers from operation on a thumb.
Get the ball today, but will be left-hander Jon Lester, who was last season with a 9.15 ERA and 3.47 strikeouts over 191 182 2/3 innings. However, he lost his last three decisions and pitched in the 5.40 ERA begins on September 6.
This is the second consecutive year, Lester will open the season for Red Sox, making it the fourth left to serve the entire Boston starting opening at the back-to-back years and the first time since Mel Parnell was done for three consecutive years from 1952 to 1954.
Boston won five of six games with the Tigers last season.
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