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Tigers reunion with Justin Verlander doesn't go according to plan

Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech and columnist Jeff Seidel dissect Detroit Tigers improbable 6-3 win over Justin Verlander in Houston, July 15. Detroit Free Press

HOUSTON — Late in the game, after the Detroit Tigers had turned this emotional showdown against Justin Verlander into a home run derby, I thought the Tigers were gonna ask for a MoneyBall.

“It was one of the weirdest games of my career,” Verlander said, after facing the Tigers for the first time since he was traded to the Houston Astros.