Justin Verlander takes the ball for the Astros against his old team and the Detroit Tigers will go with Alex Faedo. The Astros haven't been able to make a move the last couple of weeks and are a game back of Texas and Seattle for the division. Justin Verlander Since returning to Houston, Verlander is 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. Houston’s offense ranks eighth overall in runs scored. Detroit’s Alex Faedo is 2-4 with a 4.91 ERA and 0.97 WHIP. The Tigers are just 29th in runs scored. Verlander will have something to prove when facing his old team. Detroit's offense is not good and even though they made a comeback to win, they were back to their old self yesterday. Houston is battling for the division and can't afford to drop games to lesser teams. They did that Friday, I don't expect it to happen again.

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