Lakeland, Fla. — James McCann probably summed up Justin Verlander’s day the best.
“Overall, he probably didn’t have his best stuff today,” said McCann, who caught Verlander’s five innings of work Sunday. “But take Bryce Harper out of the equation and he pitched a pretty good game.
“You’re going to tell me he’s not going to have his best stuff and that’s the kind of outing he’s going to have? You’ve got to take that.”
Verlander needed 74 pitches to get through five innings in the Tigers come-from-behind 7-6 win over the Nationals in a split-squad game.