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Verlander has lat strain, unlikely to be ready for opener

by Associated Press
| March 10, 2020 12:05 AM

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston ace Justin Verlander has a mild strain of a back muscle and said it would “probably take a miracle” for him to pitch on opening day at home against the Los Angeles Angels on March 26.

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