He never has a bad game.
Ordinarily good pitchers get whacked every now and then. Not the great ones; Koufax, Gibson, Maddux, Weaver, Verlander.
JV gave up four runs in one inning once this season, and that was a long time ago.
Tonight, he shut down the D-Rays on three hits. One was a first inning homer by leadoff man and former Tiger Matt Joyce.He struck out eight and walked three. For all but a handful of starters, that game would be the subject of home town sports talk shows that night and into the next day.When JV does it, often enough, you come to expect it.
Benoit and Fernando Valverde finished, Papa Ninth Inning Homer giving one up, to Evan Longoria. No damage done, though.
The Tigers' 5-2 win and Indians 3-2 loss to Seattle widen the Tiger lead to a season high 5 1-2 games.
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