Justin Verlander overcame the Atlanta Braves — and the rain — to end the longest winless streak in a season in Giants history.

Hayden Birdsong’s demotion combined with Justin Verlander’s inconsistency highlight the team’s need for major-league rotation depth as the July 31 trade deadline looms. It’s an issue that has been brewing since the team sent Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Rafael Devers.

Justin Verlander has had a rough season with the San Francisco Giants, but Sunday afternoon might been a first for him. Not only did the former Houston Astros ace get ejected from a game in which he wasn't even pitching,

Our Giants vs Braves predictions have the home team winning by multiple runs due to the pitching advantage of Spencer Strider over Justin Verlander.

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Chris Bassitt and three relievers combined on a shutout, and the Toronto Blue Jays roughed up San Francisco’s Justin Verlander in a 4-0 win over the Giants.

The Giants entered the Break looking like they are ready to make a push in the National League West and Wild Card races. They return to the diamond having won six of their last eight. To really make some noise San Francisco needs Rafael Devers to start cooking. Devers is hitting just .205 in July (8-39).