Verlander looked shaky in the first two innings due to some “adjustments” he made in his delivery, but he brought it together and looked great through his last 4 innings. Granted - it’s the Rangers, but last year after some miserable outings he made a few adjustments and became almost unhittable near the end of the season. I’m really looking forward to his next start - probably against the Angels which will better test his ability. We’ll definitely be able to tell if the adjustments worked, after facing the Angels hitters.
Congratulations to Magglio on getting his 1000th RBI.
But the real news was Leyland’s announcement after the game. Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen will be switching positions effective immediately. That is pretty big news. Cabrera has never really played 1st. Guillen has been bad defensively, so I understand wanting to make a move. Ideally, Guillen could go to DH, and Sheffield should go to the DL where he belongs. It will be intersting to see how this develops.
