ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -- Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch asked ace Justin Verlander to do something he had never done before. It might be a while before he asks him to do it again.
Verlander was chased after 3u2154 innings on Tuesday as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Astros 4-1 to even the ALDS at two games apiece.
Verlander allowed four runs and seven hits, including two home runs. The Astros trailed 4-0 when he was pulled from the game after walking Tampa Bay's Ji-Man Choi in the fourth, much to the delight of a raucous, jam-packed Tropicana Field.