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Verlander has gone 6 or more innings in three straight starts now and has been able to stay efficient by keeping guys off balance and getting them to fly out with 10 or more fly ball outs in his last 3 starts including 15 in his last outing. Tonight, he gets one of the most pitcher friendly parks in all of baseball, especially for fly ball pitchers. He has had some issues with the walks, but he is not striking batters out as frequently which helps him maintain a reasonable pitch count. The Giants have allowed the veteran to go over 100 pitches in back to back starts. With their playoff hopes hanging by a thread, you would think they would be willing to ride with Verlander deep into the game if he can continue to induce weak contact. The cherry on top is that the Cardinals are 2nd to last in team xwOBA since August 1st at just .300 and dead last in team ISO over that same span.