SAN FRANCISCO — Justin Verlander wanted about 4 months to document his first win as a Large. He solely wanted a fraction of the time to earn his second.
Verlander totaled the 264th win of his profession because the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night time at Oracle Park, permitting two runs over six innings with 5 strikeouts.
This marks the Giants’ (64-68) first time profitable three consecutive video games since they gained three straight from Aug. 5-8.
Together with his strikeout of former teammate Kyle Tucker within the prime of the primary inning, Verlander handed Walter Johnson for ninth on the all-time strikeout checklist. Verlander is now 15 strikeouts away from passing Gaylord Perry (3,534) for eighth on the all-time checklist.
Verlander generated 5 whiffs together with his slider, which had a noticeably decrease velocity in comparison with his season common. Towards the Cubs, Verlander’s slider clocked in at 85.6 mph. On the 12 months, in contrast, his common slider has been 87.6 mph.
The Giants trailed 2-1 going into the underside of their fifth, their solely run of the night time courtesy of Wilmer Flores’ solo homer within the second. By inning’s finish, San Francisco owned a 3-2 lead on an RBI double by Heliot Ramos and an RBI bloop single by Rafael Devers.
As soon as Verlander’s night time ended, Matt Chapman prolonged San Francisco’s result in 5-2 with a two-run homer within the backside of the sixth, his first residence run since July 27.
With Randy Rodríguez presently on the injured checklist with a proper elbow sprain, supervisor Bob Melvin referred to as on right-hander Ryan Walker to safe Verlander’s second win of the season.
