Verlander K’s 14 to cool off Dodgers
Facing a Dodgers team that scored 21 runs a night earlier, Justin Verlander struck out 14 batters — tying a career high — and allowed four hits and one walk in 7 2/3 innings to pick up career win No. 199 in the Astros’ 2-1 victory Friday night in a rematch of last year’s World Series.
