Justin Verlander DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Justin Verlander (pectoral) will be placed on the injured list with pectoral discomfort that bothered him in his last start, reports Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. He wasn't feeling quite ready to make his next scheduled start on Saturday, but the Giants are confident that he will only miss two starts. It's unclear who will take his spot in the rotation, but the Giants do have two starters turned relievers already in the bullpen in Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks. Verlander has so far gone 0-3 this year with a 4.33 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 41 strikeouts in 52 innings over his 10 starts in his first year in the Bay Area.

San Francisco Giants right-hander Justin Verlander (pectoral) is dealing with a slight pectoral injury, but manager Bob Melvin is optimistic that the veteran hurler will make his next start, which is scheduled for this Saturday against the Washington Nationals. Verlander showed diminished velocity in his start on Sunday against the Athletics while allowing two earned runs on three hits while walking a season-high five batters and striking out only one in four innings of work. The 42-year-old former MVP and three-time Cy Young winner said his pec issue definitely affected his command in the no-decision against the A's, which won't endear him to fantasy managers looking to start him this weekend. Not only does Verlander have a weak 18.2% strikeout rate this year, but he's walking 9.3% of the batters he's faced as well, the highest mark of his career since 2008.

According to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Justin Verlander was limited by "something physically" in Sunday's 3-2 win against the Athletics. The veteran hurler could only get through four innings in the victory, yielding three hits and two earned runs, while striking out one and walking five. Verlander noted that he was dealing with a physical issue that the team was aware of before the outing. "I was able to work through and didn't feel like I was going to put myself at risk for injury, but clearly it was affecting my velocity and mechanics." Encouragingly, he also stated that he's "pretty optimistic" about being able to make his next start this weekend. Still, his velocity was down a few ticks, and he declined to further elaborate on the affected body part. It's something to monitor, as shoulder and neck issues hindered him in 2024.