Justin Verlander is clearly regressing at age 41, and the Boston Red Sox are not the team you want to face in your first MLB action in over two months. Expect JV to have a hard time keeping runs off the board today.
The Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros wrap up a three-game set at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday afternoon. Houston ace Justin Verlander returns to the mound for the first time since June, but my Red Sox vs. Astros predictions don't see his day going very well.hurler is now 41 years old and is clearly on the decline. At his peak in 2018 and 2019, Verlander had an OBA of .186 with a strikeout rate of 35.1%. But since the start of last season his OBA has climbed to .
The future Hall of Famer made a rehab start at Corpus Christi last Saturday where he threw 57 pitches. Although he looked sharp in that outing, there's a massive jump from the Double-A level to the majors, where he's been shaky this year. He has allowed 4+ runs in four of his last seven MLB outings and his three quality starts during that span came against three of the worst offenses in the majors at pitcher-friendly venues. lineup that is loaded with lefties.
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