Justin Verlander needed just one pitch to provide affirmation. Verlander began his afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies with a four-seam fastball on the outside corner to Trea Turner. The pitch clocked in at 95.5 mph, well above his average fastball velocity of 93.9 mph. Between last Friday's start against the A's and Wednesday's start against the Phillies, Verlander made a subtle mechanical tweak in the pursuit of improved stuff and more deception. With that one fastball, Verlander knew something had clicked.

Kyle Schwarber’s homer and a fan’s viral fall steal the spotlight as the Philadelphia Phillies crush the San Francisco Giants 13-0 Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Phillies wrapped up their three-game series against the San Francisco Giants with a commanding 13-0 win at Oracle Park Wednesday afternoon, but the biggest headline came from the stands. In the eighth inning, Kyle Schwarber's home run sparked a viral moment after several fans tumbled over seats while trying to catch the ball — turning the blowout into one of the most talked-about highlights of the day. With the Phillies vs. Giants series finale already well in hand, Schwarber crushed a three-run homer into the left-field stands. The ball sailed over the wall, scoring J.T. Realmuto and Trea Turner to stretch the lead to 11-0.

After a poor end to June, the San Francisco Giants are fortunately playing much better to start July. San Francisco has been able to be one of the best teams in the National League, and a massive surprise this season. The Giants were swept at home by the Miami Marlins in the three-game set and then followed that up by losing two out of three games against the Chicago White Sox. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report recently wrote about a somewhat concerning trend for the Giants amid their recent struggles.

At Mays' wishes, earnings from the auction will go to the Say Hey! Foundation, specifically toward education, training and health care for youth.

Justin Verlander held up his end of the bargain. Verlander pitched as well as he has all season on Wednesday afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies. 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.

No starting pitcher in the MLB All-Star Game Era has achieved the stats that San Francisco Giants starter Justin Verlander has so far this season.

Yesterday on the farm.

After a thrilling win against the Philadelphia Phillies, the San Francisco Giants are starting to build a little bit of momentum once again. This resulted in them falling behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. Having a strong bullpen will make the Giants a legitimate threat against anyone in a series, and also because of the dynamic duo they have at the top of their rotation.

Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jordan Romano blew his third save in excruciating fashion Tuesday night, giving up a walk-off inside-the-park three-run

The Phillies avoid the sweep with an exclamation point Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Giants 13-0.

Orion Kerkering is back and available for the Philadelphia Phillies after a brief injury scare.

The New York Yankees were named as a potential trade suitor for former Boston Red Sox and current San Francisco Giants slugger Rafael Devers.

The San Francisco Giants have had a competitive start to the 2025 campaign, and it has a lot to do with key players stepping up in important moments. While not all of their success has been surprising, Matt Chapman is playing like himself, and Logan Webb has continued to be an ace; there have been some more shocking standouts through the first half of 2025. Ray won a Cy Young back in 2021, so it isn't a complete surprise that he has been an ace so far.

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced an update on left-handed starting pitcher Blake Snell before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

After the 2018 season, there were two clear cut top of the market players in free agency in Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. The San Francisco Giants had been hunting for their big free agent star in the years prior, trying to acquire Zack Greinke, Jon Lester and Giancarlo Stanton to no avail. Heading into the offseason, the Giants were preparing to go hard after Bryce Harper.

The San Francisco Giants' Patrick Bailey did something that hadn't been done since 2016: Hit an inside-the-park walk-off home run.

Ozzie Albies has had a nightmare season, right along with the rest of the Atlanta Braves. If they do, The Athletic writes that the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants are the two best fits for him, along with the Angels. "Perhaps the season has gone south enough for Atlanta and for Albies that a player with notoriously inexpensive team control through 2027 becomes available," The Athletic writes.

Will Atlanta actually trade him?

Speaking with NBC Sports Bay Area's Laura Britt, San Francisco Giants' Wilmer Flores recalled the age when he realized he was good at baseball.