The San Francisco Giants lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Saturday night at Busch Stadium, featuring Justin Verlander pitching a masterful outing, only to watch a historic performance evaporate in a heartbreaking defeat.

In his 20th major league season, he threw six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits, no walks, and striking out six on 88 pitches. In the sixth inning, Verlander notched a career milestone by fanning Nolan Gorman for the second out, his 3,535th career strikeout, passing Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry to move into eighth place on the all-time strikeout list.

The 42-year-old finished the night with nine swings and misses, employing a combination of a 94-mph four-seam fastball, sliders, and sweepers to dominate the Cardinals’ No. 2-3-4 hitters, Ivan Herrera,

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