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Justin Verlander
P
DET
2026 season
- GP
- 2
- W-L
- 0-1
- ERA
- 7.00
- WHIP
- 1.56
- K
- 7
- IP
- 9.0
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | IP | H | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs PIT | W 4-3 | - | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 30 | @AZ | L 6-9 | L | 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 season | ||||||||
| Sep 27 | vs COL | W 4-3 | W | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 22 | vs STL | L 5-6 | L | 4.1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Sep 17 | @AZ | W 5-1 | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sep 12 | vs LAD | W 5-1 | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Sep 6 | @STL | L 2-3 | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Aug 31 | vs BAL | W 13-2 | W | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Aug 26 | vs CHC | W 5-2 | W | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Aug 21 | @SD | L 4-8 | L | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Aug 16 | vs TB | L 1-2 | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Aug 10 | vs WSH | L 0-8 | L | 5.0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Aug 4 | @PIT | L 4-5 | - | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jul 29 | vs PIT | L 1-3 | - | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Jul 23 | @ATL | W 9-3 | W | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Jul 18 | @TOR | L 0-4 | L | 2.2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 9 | vs PHI | L 0-13 | L | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Jul 4 | @ATH | L 2-11 | L | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Jun 29 | @CWS | L 2-5 | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jun 24 | vs MIA | L 2-4 | L | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Jun 18 | vs CLE | L 2-4 | L | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| May 18 | vs ATH | W 3-2 | - | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| May 12 | vs AZ | L 1-2 | L | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| May 6 | @CHC | W 14-5 | - | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| May 1 | vs COL | L 3-4 | - | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Apr 25 | vs TEX | L 0-2 | L | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Apr 20 | @LAA | L 4-5 | - | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Apr 15 | @PHI | L 4-6 | L | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | vs CIN | W 8-6 | - | 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Apr 4 | vs SEA | W 10-9 | - | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 29 | @CIN | L 2-3 | - | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 season | ||||||||
| Sep 28 | @CLE | W 4-3 | W | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 20 | vs LAA | W 9-7 | - | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 14 | @LAA | W 5-3 | W | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 8 | vs AZ | L 6-12 | L | 3.0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | @CIN | L 3-5 | L | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Aug 27 | @PHI | L 0-5 | L | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 21 | vs BOS | L 1-4 | L | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Jun 9 | @LAA | L 7-9 | - | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 3 | vs STL | W 7-4 | - | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| May 29 | @SEA | L 1-2 | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| May 24 | @ATH | W 6-3 | W | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| May 18 | vs MIL | L 2-4 | L | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| May 12 | @DET | W 9-3 | W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| May 7 | @NYY | L 3-10 | L | 5.0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| May 1 | vs CLE | L 2-3 | - | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Apr 25 | @CHC | L 1-3 | - | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Apr 19 | @WSH | W 5-3 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 season | ||||||||
| Sep 30 | @AZ | W 1-0 | W | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Sep 25 | @SEA | W 5-1 | W | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 18 | vs BAL | L 7-8 | - | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 12 | vs ATH | L 2-6 | L | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 6 | @TEX | W 12-3 | W | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 1 | vs NYY | L 2-6 | L | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 27 | @DET | W 17-4 | W | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Aug 22 | vs BOS | W 7-3 | W | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Aug 16 | @MIA | W 12-5 | W | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Aug 11 | vs LAA | W 11-3 | W | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Aug 5 | @NYY | L 1-3 | L | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jul 30 | vs WSH | W 5-2 | W | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Jul 25 | @NYY | W 9-3 | W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Jul 19 | vs CWS | W 5-1 | W | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Jul 14 | vs LAD | L 0-6 | L | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Jul 7 | @SD | W 7-5 | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Jul 1 | vs SF | W 4-1 | W | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jun 26 | vs MIL | L 1-2 | - | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jun 20 | @HOU | L 2-4 | L | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 14 | vs NYY | W 4-3 | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Jun 8 | @ATL | L 10-13 | - | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Jun 2 | vs TOR | L 0-3 | L | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| May 27 | @COL | L 7-10 | - | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| May 21 | vs CLE | W 2-1 | W | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| May 16 | vs TB | L 5-8 | L | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| May 10 | @CIN | W 2-1 | W | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| May 4 | @DET | L 0-2 | L | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 season | ||||||||
| Oct 4 | vs PHI | W 10-0 | W | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 28 | vs AZ | L 2-5 | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 22 | @BAL | L 0-2 | L | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 16 | vs ATH | W 5-0 | W | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Aug 28 | vs BAL | W 3-1 | - | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Aug 23 | vs MIN | W 4-2 | W | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Aug 16 | @CWS | L 3-4 | - | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Aug 10 | vs TEX | L 4-8 | - | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Aug 4 | @CLE | W 6-0 | W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jul 29 | vs SEA | W 11-1 | W | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Jul 23 | @SEA | W 3-1 | W | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Jul 16 | vs ATH | W 5-0 | W | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jul 7 | vs KC | W 5-2 | W | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Jun 29 | @NYM | W 2-0 | W | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jun 24 | @NYY | W 3-1 | W | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jun 18 | vs CWS | L 0-7 | L | 3.2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 12 | vs MIA | W 9-4 | W | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jun 7 | vs SEA | W 4-1 | W | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Jun 1 | @ATH | W 5-4 | - | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| May 27 | @SEA | L 1-6 | L | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| May 21 | vs TEX | W 2-1 | W | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| May 15 | @WSH | W 8-0 | W | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| May 10 | @MIN | W 5-0 | W | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| May 4 | vs SEA | W 7-2 | W | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 28 | @TEX | W 3-2 | W | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Latest news
Verlander didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Pirates, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk over 5.1 innings. He struck out six.
In his first start since March 30, and the final outing of his Hall of Fame career, the 43-year-old Verlander showed he still had something left in the tank. He did serve up solo shots to Brandon Lowe and Jacob Gonzalez and left the mound in line for a loss, but the Tigers made sure that didn't happen by rallying in the ninth inning, as Eduardo Valencia walked it off with a homer. When Verlander did get lifted after 91 pitches (57 strikes), it was his daughter who came to the mound instead of manager A.J. Hinch to collect him and lead him into retirement. Verlander finishes his career with 3,560 strikeouts, eighth all time in MLB history.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 27
The Tigers reinstated Verlander (hamstring/hip) from the 60-day injured list ahead of his start Saturday against the Pirates, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
After missing the majority of the season due to hamstring and hip issues, Verlander will return from the IL to make what will be the final start of his Hall of Fame career. He never made any rehab appearances in the minors, so his outing Saturday is likely to be brief. Andrew Sears was optioned to the minors to make room for Verlander on the active roster, and Kerry Carpenter (foot) moved to the 60-day IL to free up a 40-man spot.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 26
Verlander (hamstring/hip) is scheduled to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list to start Saturday against the Pirates, Jeff Seidel of the Detroit Free Press reports.
The 43-year-old made one start at the beginning of the season before landing on the IL due to a hamstring injury, and he then dealt with hip inflammation while going through his rehab program. Verlander hasn't made any rehab starts and is likely to have a limited workload Saturday. The future Hall of Famer announced in July that he is retiring after the 2026 season, and he'll return to an MLB mound Saturday to close the book on his 21-year career.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 21
Verlander (hamstring/hip) threw a mound session Saturday with hitters standing in, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
Although the batters Verlander faced weren't taking any swings, Saturday's session marks a tangible step forward for the future Hall of Famer. He's already confirmed that he will retire at the end of the year, and the Tigers are hoping that he'll be able to make one last start during the final weekend of the regular season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 12
Verlander (hamstring/hip) threw off the front of the bullpen mound Wednesday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
Verlander has yet to log a true bullpen session since suffering a setback during his last mound session June 17, but Wednesday's round of throwing still marks progress from playing catch. It's unclear how far he is from getting back to throwing traditional bullpen sessions, but he'll likely have to do so within the next couple of weeks to have a chance to build up his workload and make a few more starts in what will be his final season in Major League Baseball.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 5
Verlander (hamstring/hip) has been playing catch daily, but he has yet to be cleared to resume throwing off a mound, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
While he hasn't been shut down from throwing, Verlander has been building back up slowly since sustaining a left hamstring strain in his most recent bullpen session June 17. The Tigers will have more room in their crowded rotation after dealing away Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize ahead of Monday's trade deadline, but Verlander may need to get back on a mound by the middle of August to have a realistic shot at getting stretched back out enough to handle a traditional starting role by the time he returns from the 60-day injured list. Verlander has already announced that he will retire at the end of the season, so the Tigers might be willing to let the franchise icon make some abbreviated starts down the stretch as a final sendoff, especially if they're out of playoff contention.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 4
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