San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander (35) gestures to the crowd after getting his 3,500th career strikeout in the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday in San Francisco. Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

Justin Verlander added another memorable chapter to his legendary pitching career Sunday, yet was hardly in the mood to celebrate.

Verlander struck out the side in the first inning against the Nationals to become the 10th pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,500 career strikeouts. Not long after, things began to unravel for the three-time Cy Young Award winner as the Giants dropped an 8-0 decision to Washington in front of 40,000 fans at Oracle Park.

Washington scored four

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