Houston Astros ace expected to return shortly after injured list stint due to a calf injury.
Verlander, 39, who is coming off Tommy John surgery and producing one of the best seasons of his career, could return to the rotation immediately after his 15-day injured stint ends. He’s eligible to pitch again Sept. 13, giving him potentially four more starts.
The Astros, of course, have the luxury of being cautious with Verlander. They have an 11 ½-game lead in the AL West over the Seattle Mariners with only 33 remaining games. Their only regular-season drama remaining is whether they finish with the league’s best record, guaranteeing home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs.
“I didn’t really know how serious even a small-grade tear of that muscle could have been,’’ Verlander said. “Kind of instinctively, I thought it wasn’t bad at first. But after the diagnosis was given to me when I was talking to the doctors is when I realized how close it came to being potentially season-ending … Verlander says he felt his calf pop on Sunday when he broke late to cover first base.
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