http://www.sltrib.com/feeds/topics/VERLANDER News from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/56322087-77/verlander-darvish-ryan-texas.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/56322087-77/verlander-darvish-ryan-texas.html.csp">Hard-throwing Verlander, Darvish downplay pitching duel</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/AP/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56322087#2013-05-16T23:48:32.351-06:00/MAI/sltrib56322087#2013-05-16T23:48:32.351-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"></span></span> <span class="author source-org vcard"><span class="org fn"> The Associated Press</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-16T23:48:32.351-06:00">Updated May 16, 2013 11:48PM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">Arlington, Texas • Justin Verlander says it’s May. Yu Darvish says it’s not the first great opposing pitcher he’s faced, and won’t be his last. True on all counts. These showdowns don’t come along every day, though. And this one — the AL’s strikeout king against his potential heir — is as enticing as they come. The hard-throwing right-handers from Detroit and Texas will meet Thursday night (6:05 p.m. MT) in a billing that really hasn’t been matched in Arlington since Nolan Ryan and Roger Cle...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="#license-563220872013-05-16T23:48:32.351-06:00" id="#license-2013-05-16T23:48:32.351-06:00"> Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56322087@www.sltrib.com Thu, 16 May 2013 23:48:32 MDT