I'm going to drink a bottle of wine that's worth 263 wins Verlander touched by fellowship
Jul 24, 2025
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Verlander started the away game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on the 24th (Korea time) and pitched one hit and no run in five innings, leading to a 9-3 victory.
Verlander, who signed a one-year, $15 million FA contract last offseason and wore a San Francisco uniform, lost only eight games without winning in 16 games this season until the Toronto Blue Jays on the 19th. On a single season basis, it was the most winless appearance in San Francisco's club history.
In fact, it was not easy to win on this day as well. Verlander exhausted his stamina by throwing 40 pitches in the bottom of the first inning. He allowed three walks and was on the verge of loading the bases.
Verlander, who walked Matt Olson with a full count after one out, struck out Drake Baldwin with a swing and miss, but walked Sean Murphy and Azee Albis in a row, putting them on the verge of loading the bases with two outs. He then handled Michael Harris II with a fly ball to right field with a low slider in the sixth pitch to end the inning without allowing a run.
After that, he led the inning without much crisis. However, the game, which had been going smoothly, was on the verge of suspension as it rained shortly after San Francisco took a 3-0 lead with Rafael Devers' solo home run and Matt Chapman's two-run home run in the top of the fifth inning.
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San Francisco won the game in the top of the sixth inning when Devers hit another three-run home run to the right-center, running 6-0, and added three runs in the seventh inning with timely hits by Dominic Smith and Luis Matos.
Devers, who had been showing signs of slump since moving to the Boston Red Sox through a trade on June 18, hit a multi-homer for the first time since the transfer and was selected as the MVP of the game with three hits, four RBIs and two runs in five at-bats. Devers swept seven hits, two homers and five RBIs in the three consecutive games, raising his batting average for the season from 0.259 to 0.264 and OPS from 0.841 to 0.860, respectively.
Verlander became a winning pitcher for the first time in about 10 months since the game against the Cleveland Guardians (seven hits and three runs in six innings) on September 29 last year when he was a member of the Houston Astros. 263 wins in total.
After the game, Verlander was not familiar with " (about the record of the most winless appearance), but he was thinking something wasn't good. Today's game was canceled due to rain or could be resumed after two hours, but fortunately it helped me keep throwing" expressed his feelings.
Shortly after the victory, San Francisco players reportedly put his favorite wine in front of Verlander's locker as a gift. Chapman was a close victory. We all desperately wanted Verlander to win his first victory." Verlander is thinking of drinking a little wine" responded.
San Francisco, which finished its three away games against Atlanta with a 2-1 winning series, marked 54 wins and 49 losses and maintained third place in the NL West. He is six games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and 1.5 games behind the second-place San Diego Padres. The NL wildcard is in fourth place.
Meanwhile, Lee Jung-hoo was absent on the day.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
