Justin Verlander secured his first home victory since signing with the San Francisco Giants, guiding the club to a 5–2 win over the Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park on Tuesday night. The 42-year-old right-hander scattered seven hits over six innings, allowing two runs with five strikeouts and two walks to improve his season record to 2-10. Verlander’s first strikeout of the evening moved him past Hall-of-Famer Walter Johnson into ninth place on Major League Baseball’s all-time list, adding another milestone to a decorated career that now stands at 264 wins. He threw 101 pitches and was still touching 95 mph in the fifth inning. San Francisco provided rare run support with a second-inning solo homer from Wilmer Flores and a two-run blast by Matt Chapman in the sixth, his 17th of the year. RBI hits from Heliot Ramos and Rafael Devers broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth. Ryan Walker recorded his 12th save after Joey Lucchesi and trade-deadline acquisition Jose Butto bridged the seventh and eighth innings. The victory was the Giants’ third straight and lifted them to an 8-3 record this season against NL Central contenders Milwaukee and Chicago. The Cubs’ Matthew Boyd (12-7) took the loss, striking out eight over 5⅓ innings.