The first run Verlander allowed came on a homer from Matt McClain on a hanging slider that he “wished I had back,” and the second one came on a two-strike curveball to De La Cruz that got him off balance, but still found a hole on the right side for an RBI single.

In his Giants debut, Justin Verlander did not look like the oldest player in major American pro sports, holding the Reds to two runs Saturday.

Verlander did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Reds, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts over five innings.

Ronel Blanco (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -124, Giants +104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros open a three-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on Monday.

The Reds were in all three games of their first series against the Giants but only came away with one victory. At times, it felt like a few of their 2024 shortcomings drifted into ‘25 -- especially at inopportune times.

At 42, Justin Verlander is the oldest active player in the Majors, but his remarkable longevity transcends even baseball. The veteran right-hander is also the most senior active athlete in any of the four major American sports,

Matt Chapman belted a two-run homer and turned in several key defensive plays to lead the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Matt McLain and Christian Encarnacion-Strand each homered, Elly De La Cruz socked an important RBI-single off Justin Verlander, and Nick Lodolo settled in after some early jitters to toss 6 innings of Quality Start™ ball.

Matt McLain homered, doubled and scored twice and Christian Encarnacion-Strand blasted a solo home run to break a sixth-inning tie as the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the visiting San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.