US Edition‘I loved my time here’: SF Giants’ Verlander talks return to Houston
- On Monday, March 31, 2025, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros 7-2 at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas, in the opener of a three-game interleague series.
- Justin Verlander, who previously played seven seasons with the Astros and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2004, was approached by Buster Posey about joining the Giants after the Astros were unable to extend him an offer.
- Jordan Hicks, a Houston native making his season debut and first start since being moved to the bullpen last July, pitched six shutout innings, allowing one hit and two walks while recording six strikeouts, and the Giants utilized their speed with stolen bases by Heliot Ramos and Mike Yastrzemski to build an early lead against Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco.
- Wilmer Flores, wearing number 41, contributed significantly with an RBI single in the second inning and a three-run home run in the sixth, extending the Giants' lead to 5-0.
- Though Paredes ended the Giants' shutout bid with a two-run double in the eighth, Matt Chapman responded with a two-run single in the ninth, and Walker pitched a clean inning with a strikeout, securing his first save of the season.
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SF Examiner
San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros meet in game 2 of series
San Francisco Giants (3-1) vs. Houston Astros (2-2)
Giants’ Hicks dominates Astros in first hometown start
HOUSTON — Jordan Hicks sat isolated in the third-base dugout hours prior to first pitch, taking a brief beat to bask in the moment. He’s known Houston for nearly three decades; it still had that same fragrance. Entering Monday, Hicks…
Jackson Progress-Argus
Giants' Jordan Hicks stars in homecoming win over Astros
Jordan Hicks twirled six shutout innings, Wilmer Flores socked his third home run and the visiting San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros 7-2 on Monday in the opener of a three-game interleague series.
Santa Cruz Sentinel
‘I loved my time here’: SF Giants’ Verlander talks return to Houston
HOUSTON — Justin Verlander was never dead set on joining the San Francisco Giants at the beginning of the offseason. Verlander and Jim Crane, the owner of the Houston Astros, each had interest in Verlander returning to Houston for the 2025 season. But when president of baseball operations Buster Posey approached Verlander about joining the Giants, the Astros weren’t in a position to extend Verlander an offer. So, to San Francisco the future Hall…
Verlander: Astros Were Not "In A Place To Make An Offer" This Offseason
Justin Verlander reportedly drew interest from several suitors over the offseason, but the Astros, his former team, were the only club known to have spoken with the three-time Cy Young winner before he signed a one-year, $15MM contract with the Giants. Yet, a new story from The Athletic’s Chandler Rome suggests a reunion between Verlander and Houston was never even close to a reality. Although the two sides kept in touch over the winter – Verlan…
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