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To: niceguy767 who wrote (17015)	10/6/2011 7:41:50 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29239

Jim Leyland views Max Scherzer as key part of Tigers' bullpen tonight freep.com NEW YORK -- Max Scherzer could have a major role out of the bullpen in tonight’s Game 5 against the Yankees, Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland made clear this afternoon. Leyland said he sees Scherzer as a one-man bridge between starter Doug Fister and reliever Joaquin Benoit, whom he said could pitch the seventh and eighth. Asked how many innings Scherzer could go, Leyland said, “He told (pitching coach) Jeff Jones that he could throw 100 pitches.” That’s at least five innings’ worth, maybe more. Scherzer has had three days’ rest since his start Sunday. Leyland outlined Scherzer’s role tonight when he was asked if he could define how much differently he manages the pitching staff in a must-win game than in other games. “You just watch the game,” Leyland said. “If we need somebody long, I’m going to Scherzer. If we get to the late innings, I’m going to Benoit and Valverde. It’s that simple. “If I need Coke to get one lefty out in a big situation, I would probably go to him. Other than that, you probably will not see any other pitchers tonight. If you do, we got beat.” Leyland again ruled out any possibility that ace Justin Verlander could pitch tonight. As if to make that official, Verlander threw a side session this afternoon, in preparation for what the Tigers hope will be his first start in the AL Championship Series against Texas. In the regular season, Verlander led all major-league pitchers in pitches thrown with 3,946. No other pitcher threw 3,800, according to STATS LLC. Regarding his right-hander who’s now 25-5 this season counting his win in Game 3, Leyland said, “Verlander was more than willing to pitch. (But) that’s a no-brainer for me. That’s a nice story to write for people to send e-mails and get on you. But that’s not a sensible thing. That’s just not a sensible thing. You’re talking about a guy who a couple of nights ago was throwing 100 MPH in the eighth inning and throwing all the pitches he’s thrown this year and all the stress he has been under. Nah. Not for me.”