Why Kelly and Verlander’s Mastery Is Hidden Behind the Stats You Think You Know

The Giants are one of the teams that I expected to be closer to the Rockies than they are close to the Dodgers. Clearly, I was wrong. To this point in the season, San Francisco is 24-17, and they’ve been very good at home with a 12-5 record. Last season, the Giants weren’t terrible, but they were very streaky. They would win six games, and then lose five. It was kind of strange watching how it would happen and seemed more like a hockey team than a baseball team. They added Justin Verlander to the roster this year hoping that he could bring a reliable arm to the rotation. He hasn’t been great yet, with an 0-2 record and a 4.50 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP, but he is starting to trend towards being great again. The 42-year-old starter has allowed three or fewer runs in four straight starts and six of eight starts. Verlander has held Diamondbacks hitters to a .179 batting average over 95 at-bats. 

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