Ryan Walker should do Justin Verlander’s laundry for a year. Or wash his car, or change his newborn’s diaper for a couple months or something. It’s the least he can do after Saturday’s 9th inning 3-run implosion against the Cardinals.

It was the third time this year that Walker got docked with a blown save in a Verlander start (the previous being 4/20 v. the Angels and 6/29 vs. the White Sox).

Walker hadn’t allowed a run since August 3rd. He had been good enough over his last 9 outings to work his way back to the top of Bryan’s bullpen trust rankings, which has generally been a harbinger of collapse.

The signs were there from the first pitch. A perfectly placed sinker that all-time pitch framer Bailey framed poorly.

The next pitch Norman Gorman (his name is actually Nolan) found a hole

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