SAN FRANCISCO — 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. 555 — which ranks 27th all-time. He also tied Bob Feller and Eppa Rixey for 34th place on baseball’s career win list with 266.

Rafael Devers added a key RBI double in the eighth for insurance before Colorado's Jordan Beck homered in the ninth off Ryan Walker. Walker then surrendered Brenton Doy

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