If Detroit is leading going into the 9th and are in a situation to bring in Valverde, look for every opportunity to play against him or to play over the total. His stats against lefties this year are real, real bad.

VS. LEFT

Pitching Splits

Batting Against


PITCHING
NAME GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS BAA
1.306 .500
Jose Valverde 16 30 8 11 22 3 1 2 8 5 2 0 .487 .733 1.221 .367