DETROIT — As the Astros cruised to a 17-4 victory over the Tigers Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park, two living legends — MVP winners, longtime teammates, Hall of Famers alike and possibly the best hitter and pitcher of their generation — faced each other. for the last time.
In what was almost certainly the final bout between Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera, Verlander pulled off five scoreless innings, while Cabrera fought back but was unable to knock Verlander for a hit.
In the second, Verlander Cabrera hit a looking curveball. In the third period, Cabrera missed four throws before making a force tackle. In the fifth, with two outs and Cabrera next, Verlander instead got what he needed, and finished his run with Cabrera in the on-deck circle.
In the eighth, long after Verlander was gone, Cabrera hit a three-run homer, the 510th of his career.
It was a game that we don’t see very often. Verlander Teammates with the Tigers from 2008-2017 253 wins, three Cy Young Awards, pitching Triple Crown and MVP award to the mound for Cabrera’s 509 home runs, 3,150 hits, two MVPs, the offensive triple crown, average Functional multiplication is 0.307. . The couple has a total age of 80 years and 319 days, with a combined age of 147.5. Together, they have played 39 seasons and made 21 All-Star Games.
Meanwhile, with regulars competing, the Astros took the series behind Kyle Tucker, Mauricio Dupont, Martin Maldonado, and Yaner Diaz.
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