MLB Note - Houston Astros Verlander, Justin

Oct 4, 2017 - 6:30 AM RHP Justin Verlander will be the Houston Astros starting pitcher in Thursday's Game 1 of the ALDS against the Boston Red Sox.

Astros manager A.J. Hinch told MLB Network Radio on Tuesday that Verlander will the starter in the first game and lefty Dallas Keuchel will pitch in Friday's Game 2. Verlander has started 16 postseason games and is 7-5 with a 3.39 ERA in those games. He is 15-8 with a 3.36 ERA this season, but since being acquired from the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 31, Verlander is 5-0 with a 1.06 ERA with 43 strikeouts and five walks in his five starts with Houston.