The first run Verlander allowed came on a homer from Matt McClain on a hanging slider that he “wished I had back,” and the second one came on a two-strike curveball to De La Cruz that got him off balance, but still found a hole on the right side for an RBI single.

The Giants didn’t lack in the hit department, but they hit into three double plays in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings that stifled rallies.

In his Giants debut, Justin Verlander did not look like the oldest player in major American pro sports, holding the Reds to two runs Saturday.