By Justin Cousineau
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Dontrelle Willis has nearly the same amount of walks (25) as Justin Verlander (23). But the biggest factor is Willis has pitched almost half the innings as Verlander.
Willis has been very unproductive since putting on a Tigers uniform and still we sit and wait for him to pitch like he did in Florida. Will we ever see that from him again?
There's a possibility we won't.
with a 1-2 record in eight games this season he's pitched 38 innings, allowed 21 runs, 25 base-on-balls, and only 28 strikeouts. Theses numbers are nearly neck-and-neck with Verlander who's pitched 65 innings.
Starting against the Oakland A's tonight we will see if Willis can gain control of his pitches early and stay consistent for at least 5 innings. The Tigers bullpen has been one of the best, but everyone needs to play their role and let's hope Willis can do just that.
