Smith: For Astros, Vs are for victory with Verlander, Valdez as postseason begins
, then Verlander and Valdez again and again, as Halloween flies by and Houston hosts another Fall Classic.. A big step,” Verlander said. “I mean, who knows what’s going to happen? But, obviously, the more dominant starting pitching you can run out there night in and night out, the better your chances are in the playoffs.”
But the Astros’ Game 1 starter in this AL Division Series should soon win his third Cy Young. Verlander's regular season was one of the best of his 17-year career, with the 39-year-old righthander still throwing fire while becoming even more of a mound artist after Tommy John surgery. Combine the two arms together and the numbers astound, especially in this modern era of starters who can't last: 35 wins, 47 quality starts, 376⅓ innings, 379 strikeouts and a 9.6 WAR.
Luis Castillo, a forward-thinking trade-deadline acquisition for the second-best team in the AL West, was a wild-card reminder of the power of a single arm. Seattle’s surreal 10-9 comeback road victory against Toronto is the reason that the Astros are facing the 90-win Mariners again inside Minute Maid Park.
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