SF Giants keep Verlander waiting for first win in loss to White Sox
The wait continues for Justin Verlander Seeking his first win of the season in his th start the Giants bullpen faltered in the bottom of the seventh of a - road loss to the Chicago White Sox Verlander held a precarious - lead at that point and was done after six innings However relievers Erik Miller - and Ryan Walker coughed up four runs and the Giants opened a -game road trip losing two of three games to a White Sox unit which is - and on pace to lose or more games for the third straight season I don t know I m just trying to keep putting myself in position for wins Verlander communicated reporters That s all you can do as a starter The Giants - continued to struggle offensively against six White Sox pitchers They were -for- with runners on base -for- with runners in scoring position and left runners on base Verlander who has never gone more than seven starts in his previous seasons without a win In line for his first preeminence since last Sept with the Houston Astros Verlander is - with the Giants The consecutive starts to start the season without a win is the longest in franchise history Trailing by a run Mike Tauchman hit a one-out single against Miller with Chase Meidroth adding another single The runners moved to second and third on a ground out When Miller walked Miguel Vargas manager Bob Melvin went to Walker out of the bullpen Kyle Teel doubled home two runs for the White Sox with a third run scoring on a Walker balk Lenyn Sosa then singled home the fourth run of the inning A promising bottom of the seventh inning ended for the Giants when Heliot Ramos grounded into a double play with one out and the bases loaded against Mike Vasil Vasil closed out the win in the ninth by getting Mike Yastrzemski on a double play with Tyler Gilbert - getting the win Verlander s best inning was his sixth when he gave up a bloop single to Ryan Noda and then retried the next three batters in order finishing with a called third strike to Michael A Taylor He gave up five hits with two walks and three strikeouts It wasn t easy though Verlander never had a - - inning and in the second gave up feet worth of fly outs line drives at exit velocities of and miles per hour There was various hard contact gave up a run and then cruised after that and gave us six good innings Melvin recounted reporters Obviously the seventh was a tough inning for us The Giants took a - lead in the top of the fifth although it was deflating they didn t get more Giants catcher Patrick Bailey doubles home a run in the second inning of a - loss to the Chicago White Sox Getty Imges Jordan Leasure Chicago s third pitcher walked Rafael Devers and Wilmer Flores with one out with Yastrzemski lining a mph line drive that was knocked down by Sosa at second for a single Leasure walked Willy Adames to force in a run but a chance at a big inning evaporated when Jung Hoo Lee was retried on an infield fly and Christian Koss lined to short A second inning that looked to be headed nowhere when Lee hit into a double play double play instead yielded an RBI double from Patrick Bailey to tie the amount - Koss drew a walk against starter Jonathan Cannon after Lee hit into the double play with Bailey getting the double with a runner in scoring position to bring in the run Tauchman doubled to right on the first pitch of the event against Verlander eventually coming around to number on a sacrifice fly by Andrew Benintendi Diamondbacks Athletics up next The Giants depart Chicago for Arizona and a four-game series against the Diamondbacks Arizona has hovered around all season and will be without two of their the bulk essential players in outfielder Corbin Carroll and pitcher Corbin Burnes Carroll is hitting just but with nine triples home runs RBIs and stolen bases He s out indefinitely with a chip fracture in his left wrist The news on Burnes who signed a six-year million contract is worse Burnes underwent Tommy John surgery on June will miss the rest of the season and at least part of the season The pitching matchups for the Arizona series Monday Logan Webb - vs Ryne Nelson - p m Tuesday Hayden Birdsong - vs Zac Gallen - p m Wednesday Landen Roupp - vs Merrill Kelly - p m Thursday Robbie Ray - vs Brandon Pfaadt - p m The road trip wraps up with three games in Sacramento against the Athletics who are - at home at Sutter Physical condition Field and whose pitchers have struggled mightily in the Triple-A ballpark Given that the Giants return home to face the Phillies and the Dodgers at Oracle Park they ll look to rebuild their won-loss record through the remainder of the trip When you re not playing well it s tough to win regardless Melvin disclosed We ve beaten good teams We ve lost to teams whose records aren t great But every organization in the major leagues has a chance to beat you and we have to get on a winning track no matter who we play Related Articles SF Giants waste Robbie Ray s gem lose to White Sox SF Giants begin -game road trip with win over White Sox SF Giants option Hjelle to Triple-A recall Carson Seymour from Sacramento SF Giants frustrations continue after being swept by Marlins SF Giants frustrations extend beyond loss to Marlins after three batters plunked Schmitt scratched Casey Schmitt sidelined with a sore wrist was in the original starting lineup but was scratched in the hours leading up to the meeting Koss replaced him at third base Recalled from Triple-A Sacramento June Koss went was -for- in the first two games of the series Seymour s debut Right-hander Carson Seymour with family and friends in attendance made his Giants debut in the eighth inning He gave up a bunt single to Austin Slater but no runs
