When the San Francisco Giants and Athletics clash in Sunday’s 4:05 p.m. ET game, how will the Athletics’ batters fare against starter Justin Verlander? In the article below, we break down the batter vs. pitcher data before the first pitch is thrown.
Giants vs. Athletics Game InfoDate: Sunday, May 18, 2025Time: 4:05 p.m. ETTV: NBCS-BA and NBCS-CALocation: San Francisco, CaliforniaVenue: Oracle Park
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Athletics Hitters vs. Justin Verlander
Name
At Bats
Hits
Strikeouts
Walks
AVG
OBP
HR
Seth Brown
13
1
9
1
.077
.143
0
Shea Langeliers
8
2
2
0
.250
.250
1
Giovanny Urshela
5
1
1
0
.200
.200
0
Luis Urias
4
1
0
1
.250
.400
0
Max Schuemann
3
0
1
0
.000
.000
0
JJ Bleday
3
1
1
0
.333
.333
1
Tyler Soderstrom
3
1
2
0
.333
.333
0
Miguel Andujar
3
2
0
0
.667
.667
0
Lawrence Butler
3
0
0
0
.000
.000
0
Brent Rooker
2
1
1
0
.500
.667
0
All pitcher vs. batter data begins in 2021.
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Justin Verlander InsightsVerlander gets the start for the Giants, his 10th of the season. He is 0-3 with a 4.50 ERA and 40 strikeouts through 48 2/3 innings pitched.The righty last appeared on Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he went six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up nine hits.The 42-year-old has an ERA of 4.50, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents are batting .267 against him.Verlander is trying to record his fifth quality start of the year in this game.Verlander will try to go five or more innings for his eighth straight start. He’s averaging 5.3 innings per outing.He has not had an outing so far in which he did not allow at least one earned run.The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .254 batting average, and is eighth in the league with 400 total hits and 14th in MLB action with 197 runs scored. It has the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.418) and ranks ninth in home runs (58) in all of MLB.Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 42-year-old’s 4.50 ERA ranks 70th, 1.375 WHIP ranks 69th, and 7.5 K/9 ranks 49th.
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