Since he slipped on an Astros jersey, Verlander has won a World Series championship, earned his second American League Cy Young Award (and will likely win a third this year), threw his third career no-hitter, surpassed 3,000 strikeouts and was the 2017 ALCS Most Valuable Player. What remains missing on his résumé is a World Series win, something he can rectify in his Game 5 start on Thursday against the Phillies. He will have big shoes to fill, as Houston twirled the second no-hitter in World Series history en route to beating Philadelphia, 5-0, in Game 4. The Series is now tied, 2-2.
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