Phillies Rout Giants 13-0 Behind Harper

Wednesday, July 9th, 2025

Philadelphia Phillies Rout San Francisco Giants 13-0 Behind Harper, Luzardo

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bryce Harper homered and doubled three times, Jesús Luzardo struck out seven and gave up three hits in seven innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies kept Justin Verlander winless with a 13-0 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

Verlander (0-7), the 42-year-old right-hander in his first year with the Giants, gave up four runs (two earned) on seven hits in six innings. The three-time Cy Young Award winner struck out seven and did not issue a walk. It was his 15th start of the season and his longest previous streak of starts without a win was seven.

The Phillies scored an unearned run in the second before Harper opened the fourth with his 10th homer, taking Verlander to left field. Harper led off the sixth with a double, igniting Philadelphia’s two-run inning. He doubled twice in the eighth inning when the Phillies broke open the game with seven runs off San Francisco’s bullpen. The big blow was a three-run homer by Kyle Schwarber off Scott Alexander, Schwarber’s 29th homer of the season.

Mike Yastrzemski, normally an outfielder, pitched the ninth for the Giants. He gave up two runs but got Harper on a foul popup to end the inning.

Key Moment

The Giants’ lone threat against Luzardo (8-5) came in the second when they had runners at first and second with one out before the lefty struck out Jung Hoo Lee and Luis Matos.

Key Stat

The game was Verlander’s sixth quality start (at least six innings pitched, no more than three earned runs allowed) of 2025.

Up Next

Philadelphia LHP Ranger Suárez (7-2, 1.99 ERA) will start at San Diego on Friday night. Also on Friday, the Giants and RHP Logan Webb (8-6, 2.62) host the Dodgers and RHP Dustin May (5-5, 4.52).

In summary

The Philadelphia Phillies dominated the San Francisco Giants with a 13-0 victory on July 9, 2025. Key offensive contributions came from Bryce Harper, who hit a home run and three doubles, and Kyle Schwarber, who added a three-run homer. Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo earned the win, throwing seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts. Giants pitcher Justin Verlander's struggles continued as he remained winless (0-7) despite completing six innings. The Giants used outfielder Mike Yastrzemski to pitch the final inning. This marked Verlander's longest winless streak to start a season.

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