US EditionJustin Verlander Returns to the Mound for the Detroit Tigers: Here’s Where to Buy His Jersey
- The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Detroit Tigers 9-6 on Monday night at Chase Field before a sellout crowd of 48,350 in their home opener.
- Arizona built an 8-0 lead through five innings as Corbin Carroll hit a 403-foot, three-run homer and Justin Verlander struggled, lasting only 3.2 innings while allowing five runs on six hits.
- Detroit's offense erupted for six runs in the seventh inning, with infielder Colt Keith driving in two on a double, but the Diamondbacks held on for their first win of the season.
- In his Arizona debut, right-hander Michael Soroka recorded an immaculate inning in the fifth, striking out three consecutive batters on nine pitches, while right-hander Paul Sewald earned his first save.
- The series continues Tuesday with Tigers right-hander Casey Mize facing Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt, both making their first starts of the 2026 season.
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Justin Verlander's Had Better Days
He looked a little bigger, and a little greyer. But Justin Verlander in a Tigers jersey is still 2011 AL MVP Justin Verlander in a Detroit Tigers jersey. Nine years, two World Series wins, and two Cy Youngs since he last pitched for the club that drafted him, the 43-year-old took the mound for his new old team's fourth game of the 2026 season. I had to snap a picture to capture the moment. I'm searching for a more interesting word than "surreal"…
D-backs hold on, spoil Justin Verlander’s return to Tigers
Corbin Carroll homered, tripled and drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks survived a late Detroit rally to spoil Justin Verlander's return to the Tigers with a 9-6 victory in Phoenix on Monday.Carroll tripled in a run in the first inning and hit a three-run homer in the second for a quick 5-0 lead off Verlander, who was making his first start with the Tigers since 2017, after signing a one-year contract in the offseason.Verlander (0-1)…
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton CitizenD-backs hold on, spoil Justin Verlander's return to Tigers
Corbin Carroll homered, tripled and drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks survived a late Detroit rally to spoil Justin Verlander's return to the Tigers with a 9-6 victory in Phoenix on Monday.
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Corbin Carroll has 4 RBIs, Diamondbacks ruin Justin Verlander's return to Tigers in 9-6 win
Corbin Carroll hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs, Michael Soroka became the fourth pitcher in Arizona history to throw an immaculate inning and the Diamondbacks roughed up three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander in his return to the Detroit Tigers during a 9-6 win.
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