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Scherzer passes Verlander for 10th on career strikeout list with 3,400, most among active pitchers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer always has the mindset to be aggressive on the mound, attack hitters and find ways to pitch around lineups while being in the strike zone. Along the way over 17 big league seasons, the three-time Cy Young Award winner has piled up a lot of...
Scherzer takes over 10th on career Ks list and Semien homers as Rangers beat White Sox 2-1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out a season-high nine to take over 10th place on the career list, Marcus Semien homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Thursday. Scherzer pushed his career total to 3,400 after first passing former teammate and...
Justin Verlander set to throw another bullpen as he works his way back from neck injury for Astros
SEATTLE (AP) — Houston righty Justin Verlander is expected to throw another bullpen session on Saturday as the three-time Cy Young winner tries to work his way back from neck discomfort that landed him on the injured list a month ago. Houston manager Joe Espada said Verlander and...
Velocity training has pushed pitchers to their limits. Baseball is grappling with the injury risks
SEATTLE (AP) — Justin Verlander was a gangly teenager. His parents jokingly called him a “brontosaurus.” Long before he became a three-time Cy Young Award winner, he was a high schooler who couldn't consistently muster the arm strength needed to get drafted. So he went to...
Astros place Justin Verlander on injured list with neck discomfort
CHICAGO (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander went on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday to give him more time to resolve his lingering neck discomfort. The 41-year-old Verlander was scratched from Saturday’s start against the Detroit Tigers. The three-time AL Cy Young Award...
Greene homers twice and has a career-best 6 RBIs as Tigers rout Astros 13-5
HOUSTON (AP) — Riley Greene homered in each of the first two innings and set career highs with four hits and six RBIs as the Detroit Tigers raced to a huge lead and cruised to a 13-5 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday. “He’s learning. He’s growing,” manager A.J. Hinch...
Verlander scratched for Astros' game against Tigers because of neck discomfort
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander was scratched from Saturday's start against the Detroit Tigers because of neck discomfort. “He’s been actually dealing with this for like the last two weeks, trying to pitch through it,” manager Joe Espada said. “And we...
J.P. Crawford hits sacrifice fly in 10th inning to lift Mariners past Astros, 2-1
SEATTLE (AP) — J.P. Crawford drove in Jonatan Clase with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night. A game dominated by pitching ended with Crawford lifting a fly ball to deep right field...
Forget 300 career wins. Even 200 wins for an MLB pitcher might be a thing of the past
PHOENIX (AP) — José Berríos turned 30 years old on Monday, giving up an obscure crown in the process. The two-time All-Star, who started his career with the Minnesota Twins and now pitches for the Toronto Blue Jays, has 88 career wins, which made him the active leader for...
Verlander strikes out 9, passes Greg Maddux for 10th on career list as Astros beat A's 6-3
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jake Meyers hit a three-run homer to highlight Houston's six-run fourth inning that backed Justin Verlander's winning start, and the Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Friday night. Verlander (3-2) struck out nine over six innings to increase hit total...
