Houston Astros Lead AL West, Verlander Returns to Pitch

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00:00five-game lead now for the Houston Astros atop the American

00:06League West and could it grow larger today with the return of

00:11Justin Verlander for the Astros. His first start since

00:15June 9th. The veteran righty back on the bump for Houston.

00:19He has made ten starts this year. There you see the

00:22numbers. Craig, what should we expect out of Justin Verlander

00:26at this stages of his career at this stage of the season for

00:30the Astros? Yeah, this is very similar to another guy who

00:36played for Houston who would come in middle of the season,

00:40finish off not in the Hall of Fame but should be and that's

00:44Roger Clemens. This is a very similar situation. What they're

00:47hoping for is by the end of September, Verlander can give

00:52them six innings of two-run ball with five or six strikeouts

00:56and turn it over to the bullpen. Verlander has

00:59what? Another year or two left probably. The injuries have

01:02creeped in. I see no reason why he can't do it. They've been

01:05overly cautious with him but very similar to Kershaw in LA.

01:09These veteran pitchers, that's all they're asking for. Just

01:12get us in the postseason. Pitch game two or game three and

01:15then we'll take our chances with the pen.