SF Giants can’t hold lead, Verlander still searching for first win

PHILADELPHIA — The Giants led by one run going into the bottom of the sixth inning and Justin Verlander was in position to win the 263rd game of his Hall of Fame career, but the Giants couldn’t hold onto their slim lead and lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, on Jackie Robinson Day at Citizens Bank Park.

San Francisco took a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the sixth when Philadelphia put runners on first and second with one out as Verlander’s pitch count creeped towards the century mark.