Verlander, Strasburg duel in Tigers-Nats tie
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Two of the top pitchers in baseball matched up Monday afternoon at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, as the Tigers' Justin Verlander dueled with the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg in a 3-3 tie in 10 innings.Verlander held the Nats to one hit and struck out
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Two of the top pitchers in baseball matched up Monday afternoon at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, as the Tigers'
Verlander held the Nats to one hit and struck out four through 4 2/3 scoreless innings in his fourth and most effective Grapefruit League start. Coming in 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA, Verlander allowed only a first-inning walk to
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"Overall, I felt good," said Verlander, who has a few more spring starts left. "I'm just going to work on being consistent."
Detroit scored twice against Strasburg, on a sacrifice fly from
Strasburg (56 pitches, 40 strikes) was sharp as he continues to grow more comfortable pitching exclusively from the stretch. He surrendered two runs on three hits, struck out five and did not walk a batter in four innings.
In the seventh, the Tigers'
Washington tied it with a three-run eighth off Detroit reliever
Tigers Up Next: Left-hander
Nats Up Next: The Nationals have an off-day Tuesday before they resume play Wednesday at 1:05 p.m. against the Astros at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on Gameday Audio. Washington has yet to announce its starting pitcher.
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Jamal Collier covers the Nationals for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @jamalcollier.