San Francisco Giants starter Justin Verlander got lit up for five runs and 11 hits in five innings of pitching at Oracle Park against the Washington Nationals at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Aug 10, 2025 (AP News photo)

SF Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 San Francisco Giants starter Justin Verlander dropped his record even further to 1-9 after suffering a 8-0 clobbering by the sufferable Washington Nationals on Sunday.

#2 Despite the loss Verlander achieved a monumental career plateau striking out his 3500th strikeout becoming the tenth pitcher in MLB history to achieve such an accomplishment.

#3 The Nats CJ Abrams slugged a home run and made Verlander’s 3500th career strikeout almost forgettable after Verlander got lit up after pitching five innings allowing 11 hits, five runs, one walk, six strikeouts.

#4 The Giants open a three game set against the visiting San Diego Padres on Tuesday night at Oracle Park. Starting for the Padres RHP Yu Davish (1-3 ERA 6.51) for the Giants RHP Logan Webb (10-8 ERA 3.24)

Marko Ukalovic does the Giants podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com