Justin Verlander Game 5 2013

MLB Coverage: Verlander & Cabrera Deliver Detroit

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized baseball articles, Detroit-Oakland Division Series, Detroit-Oakland Game 5 2013, Justin Verlander Game 5 2013, MLB articles, MLB coverage, Tigers-A's Division Series

Anyone who grew up watching John Madden broadcast NFL playoff games can remember saying the words “In big games, stars have to play like stars.” In the world of MLB there aren’t many stars brighter than those of Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera, the last two American League MVPs. It was those two that carried Detroit to a 3-0 win over Oakland in Game 5 of their Division Series and put the Tigers into the American League Championship Series for the third straight year.