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HIGH WATTAGE

Houston Astros starting pitcher
Justin Verlander delivers dur-
ing the first inning of a base-
ball game against the Los An-
geles Angels, Sunday, Sept.
22, 2019, in Houston.
Associated Press
Blame it on

the juice:

Pitchers set

for homer-

filled

October

AP Sports Writer
Justin Verlander didn't in-
tend to alter his pitching
strategy, not after 14 sea-
sons as a major league
ace. But then the home
runs stopped making
sense.
A long drive by Yankees
slugger Aaron Judge? The
Houston Astros ace can
live with that. This season,
though, was full of surpris-
es. Like when spindly utility
man Ehire Adrianza drove
a fastball into the right
field party deck in Minne-
sota. Or the time light-hit-
ting Angels infielder David
Fletcher nearly put one
into a parking lot beyond
left field during a series in
Monterrey, Mexico. Rou-
tine fly balls had become
wall-scraping homers, and
every hitter was suddenly
strong enough to reach
the second deck. "The Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt (90) celebrates after sacking Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) dur-
game has changed com- ing the second half of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019.
pletely," Verlander said. Associated Press
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