In sum, Verlander pitched well enough to finally earn his first win of the season — his first win as a Giant. Instead, Verlander will go into the All-Star break with no victories and seven losses after allowing four runs — two earned — over six innings as the Giants were blown out, 13-0, by the Phillies.

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

Justin Verlander took the mound again on Wednesday afternoon, making his 15th start of the season for the San Francisco Giants against the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched six innings, allowed just two earned runs,

The San Francisco Giants need more out of Justin Verlander, but it's unclear if the 42-year-old can provide it. This is dèjá vu for Houston Astros fans.

ESPN's MLB insider Jeff Passan has a suggestion: Merrill Kelly of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Bryce Harper collected three doubles and a home run, Kyle Schwarber belted his 29th homer of the season, left-hander Jesus Luzardo threw seven shutout innings and the Philadelphia Phillies salvaged one win in their three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants with a 13-0 shellacking Wednesday afternoon.

Bryce Harper hasn’t been his best this season. He knows it. The numbers show it. He has been injured, missing most of June because of inflammation in his right wrist. He hasn’t been making the best decisions at the plate.