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HOUSTON -- When the first of Pavin Smith's fly balls soared into the right-field corner of Minute Maid Park on Sunday night, Justin Verlander moved closer to the foul line so he could get a better vantage point. As he watched it approach the foul pole, the pitcher leaned slightly to the right, maybe to will the ball foul.
But when it crashed against the pole for a three-run homer, Verlander's shoulders and face -- and maybe his spirit -- sagged.