Detroit — In the visitors' dugout at Comerica Park on Monday night, just a couple hours before the opener of a three-game series, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch and his ace — who used to be your ace — were raving about one Matthew Boyd.
"I know how talented he is," said Justin Verlander, a former teammate of Boyd's with the Tigers. "I'm excited to see him pitch tonight."
Good thing Verlander didn't get caught in traffic.