It could be nothing more complicated than the crack analytics team pulling up career records against Verlander, and Rocco going with whoever has had the most succ-... least failure against this stud pitcher. Well, never mind, nobody except Cruz has that much of a track record to base anything on. But, Analytics. I bet they analyzed stuff. And they went heavy on lefties (or switch hitters) against a good righty. Analytics. Except... Castro, lefty though he is, has a miserable 1-for-19 records against Verlander. He's the only exception. I believe. Analytics. It's a 3 man bench and the other two are righties. On the 40-man, Wade, Gordon and Arraez are all lefties but not in town at this time. Analytics.