Verlander scheduled for rare Tigers home start
Saturday’s scheduled start against Pittsburgh would be Justin Verlander’s first home start for Detroit in nine years and 37 days.
Justin Verlander is scheduled to start for the Detroit Tigers against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, in his first home start for Detroit in nine years and 37 days. The source report does not confirm that the game has taken place.
Verlander said he expects to pitch up to 100 pitches. That is an expectation, not a confirmed limit.
The interval between home starts would be the second-longest for a pitcher with the same team, according to Jon Paul Morosi, citing the Elias Sports Bureau. Zack Greinke holds the reported mark, at 11 years and 189 days with Kansas City.
Verlander pitched for Detroit from 2005 to 2017, then joined Houston before returning to the Tigers this past off-season. He has made one appearance this season, pitching 3.2 innings and allowing five earned runs.
