SAN FRANCISCO — Justin Verlander made history, but the Washington Nationals played spoiler.

In front of a Sunday sellout crowd at Oracle Park, Verlander became the 10th pitcher to ever total 3,500 career strikeouts, adding to the laundry list of feats that will land him in Cooperstown.

That was just about all the home fans had to celebrate.

Verlander allowed five runs and 11 hits over five innings. Washington’s MacKenzie Gore pitched six shutout innings with 10 strikeouts. Infielder Christian Koss pitched the ninth inning. With a three-game series against the San Diego Padres looming, the Giants lost 8-0 to the Nationals, dropping a series to the third-worst team in baseball.

Verlander entered the day with 3,497 regular-season strikeouts, and he needed only one inning to reach the next

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