Justin Verlander struck out seven and walked one over six innings to win his final start in a challenging year, and the San Francisco Giants held off the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Saturday. Casey Schmitt hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the second inning to support Verlander (4-11), who received 62 total runs of support in his 29 starts. T he 42-year-old right-hander signed a $15 million, one-year contract in January and wrapped up his 20th major league season with career start No.
