Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander pitched five solid innings in his final spring training tune-up Sunday and pronounced himself healthy and ready to start the season.
His next start is set to come in the third game of the year, next Saturday night on the road against the Los Angeles Angels.
The two-time Cy Young winner hasn't pitched in the regular season since July 2020 — after making his first start in the pandemic-delayed year, he had Tommy John surgery. Astros manager Dusty Baker thought Verlander tired in the fifth. But overall, Baker said the 39-year-old righty's spring went as well as he could have hoped.Pitching on a program designed to have him ready by opening day, Verlander was the lone Astros starting pitcher to make four Grapefruit League starts this spring.
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