The San Francisco Giants are leaking oil, and if they lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight they’ll drop down to .500 for the first time since ... well, for the first time since March 29, when they were 1-1. I suggest they don’t do that.
Thankfully, they’ve got some momentum on the mound, as Justin Verlander, on a red-hot one-game winning streak, will throw the first pitch of the game. In 17 starts this year, Verlander is 1-8 with a 4.70 ERA, a 4.32 FIP, and 70 strikeouts against 33 walks in 84.1 innings.