Breaking down the matchups and identifying an x-factor for Game 1 of Twins-Astros.
The American League West champs. The American League Central champs. They took different paths to this moment — the snaring the wild-card bye on the last day of the regular season; the sweeping away their losing streak and the Jays — but they do look, on paper, to be pretty evenly matched. The Twins have a formidable starting rotation and a cadre of hard-throwing relievers ready in the ‘pen.
22 ERA, 162 1/3 innings, 144 strikeouts, 1.13 WHIP This stage is nothing new for Verlander, who has more than a full season’s worth of postseason starts and innings under his belt. He is one of the best starters of this era, dominant enough to pull a Cy Young Award at age 39. But this season he hasn’t quite been vintage Verlander. His fastball is getting squared up more and more — opposing hitters’ slugging percentage on the heater jumped from .285 last season to .
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