HOUSTON–A day after suffering at the hands of the second-best pitcher in the American League, the Giants squared off against the only player posting better numbers than Houston’s Gerrit Cole.
Their matchup with Justin Verlander didn’t end well either.
After winning two in a row to end a seven-game homestand, the Giants lost to the defending champions for the second straight day as Jeff Samardzija couldn’t match Verlander’s excellence in a 4-1 defeat.
Both Cole and Verlander tamed the Giants’ offense and San Francisco’s starting staff failed to stack up in a two-game sweep against the Astros.