The Latest Breaking News from Justin Verlander

The immediate takeaway from last night’s rainout is that the postponement benefits the Phillies, who get an extra day of rest for their pitching staff, which isn’t as deep as that of the Astros. Ranger Suárez and Aaron Nola are still scheduled to pitch tonight and tomorrow night, as was…

Upon arriving in Philadelphia on Monday, Verlander exchanged some, let’s say, pleasantries with the locals.

The Houston ace squandered a five-run lead en route to the home team’s extra-inning loss.

His go-ahead home run in Game 1 stunned the Astros and helped Philadelphia seize the upper hand in the World Series.

The Astros ace couldn’t erase his legacy of Fall Classic failures in Game 1 vs. the Phillies.

J.T. Realmuto homered in the 10th inning and the Phillies, saved by right fielder Nick Castellanos’ sliding catch in the ninth, rallied from five runs down to beat the Astros 6-5.

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HOUSTON — This was the year baseball finally told the pitchers to throw away their bats for good. The designated hitter, beloved by some and reviled by others, would be the law of the land in all the major league lands.

Philadelphia trailed 5–0 after three innings but never relented.