HOUSTON -- If there is a blemish on the stellar resume of Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander, it is this: In seven career World Series starts with two franchises, Verlander is 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA.
That mark seems incongruous with everything Verlander has accomplished....
Baseball loves its numbers, yet none of the sport's squadron of calculators and array of analytical equations foresaw this.
It will be the Houston Astros vs. the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 World Series starting Friday in a matchup of Them Again? vs. How the...