Verlander takes share of majors’ wins lead, shuts down A’s The Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Justin Verlander could hardly fathom his name being mentioned in the same breath as Cy Young. “Pretty cool, man,” the Astros ace right-hander said. Verlander struck out eight over eight innings and moved into a share of the major league lead with his ninth win and past Young on baseball’s all-time strikeouts list, pitching the Houston Astros past the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Saturday night. Verlander (9-2), who had a four-start winning streak snapped by Boston his last time out, moved into a first-place tie with the Yankees’ Domingo German. Verlander allowed one run o…
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