Ben Verlander vents about San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander's 0-7 record, citing bad luck and overlooked performance metrics.

Justin Verlander spent most of the first half searching. Searching for his first win with the Giants, searching for full health, searching for a way to make himself more deceptive to hitters. On Wednesday afternoon,

Veteran San Francisco Giants ace Justin Verlander is in the later part of his MLB career, and the three-time Cy Young winner has found it hard this season after an injury-plagued 2024.

Justin Verlander needed just one pitch to provide affirmation. Verlander began his afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies with a four-seam fastball on the outside corner to Trea Turner. The pitch clocked in at 95.

Verlander has qualified for a win—going at least five innings on the bump—in 10 of his 14 starts this season. The Giants have gone 3-11 in his 14 outings and haven't won a Verlander start since May 18—a 3–2 win over the Athletics when he allowed two runs on three hits and five walks in four innings.

After allowing six earned runs across three innings during the Giants’ loss to the A’s, Verlander’s ERA rose to 4.84 through 14 starts, and he still hasn’t picked up a win this season — with the $15 million pitcher’s record sitting at 0-6.

Justin Verlander escapes a jam by forcing Kyle Schwarber into a pop fly in center field for the third out of the top of the 5th inning

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