PITTSBURGH — Randy Rodríguez blew his first save since being elevated to the closer role, allowing two runs in the bottom of the ninth as the Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Monday night at PNC Park.

Justin Verlander is well past his prime. That is the objective truth of baseball’s oldest active player. But on occasions, such as Monday night at PNC Park as the Giants (56-57)

Justin Verlander has been dealt at the trade deadline before. In the waning days of July, as the transactional cliff approached, the future Hall of Fame pitcher considered the possibility that the struggling San Francisco Giants might send him packing to a team more firmly in contention.

Christian Koss, Jerar Encarnacion and Willy Adames. Patrick Bailey drove in two runs, and Heliot Ramos reached base four times. Logan Webb pitched six innings of one-run ball and totaled 10 strikeouts to one walk. Matt Gage and Tristan Beck combined for three scoreless innings of relief.

On "Giants Postgame Live," Laura Britt and Shawn Estes talk about Justin Verlander's outing in San Francisco's 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday at PNC Park.Justin Verlander turns back the clock with another nice outing vs.

Amid a frustrating summer for the San Francisco Giants, at least future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander is pitching better of late. There are two problems: the G

Justin Verlander pitched well in a no-decision, throwing five innings and striking out four. He allowed just one unearned run, three hits and a walk. He also turned back the clock and made some history with his fastball velocity,

SF Giants starting pitcher Justin Verlander recently got his first win as a Giant, but given the team's struggles they should strongly consider moving him to the bullpen to give their younger arms more opportunities the rest of this season.