 In the 2012 series Verlander pitched game 1 taking the loss as the Giants swept the Tigers in four games for the championship.Verlander won the AL Rookie of the Year in 2006 when he went to his first World Series and has also won the 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young Award.He has also pitched two no hitters in his career, once on June 12, 2007 against Milwaukee and again on May 7, 2011 against Toronto.