San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin said that Justin Verlander was dealing with a little bit of a pectoral muscle issue during his start Sunday, but — like Verlander — he’s optimistic Verlander will make his next start.

According to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Justin Verlander was limited by "something physically" in Sunday's 3-2 win against the Athletics. The veteran hurler could only get through four innings in the victory,

Verlander (0-3) avoided another loss with help from Heliot Ramos, who drove in the first run in the first inning on a first-pitch home run off A’s starter Jeffrey Springs. Ramos also drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth on a groundball single to left against reliever Tyler Ferguson.

CHICAGO — It happened again. Justin Verlander was in position for his first win with the San Francisco Giants — but he walked away empty-handed. Verlander pitched five innings against the Chicago Cubs before giving a 5-3 lead to San Francisco’s bullpen.

Corbin Carroll hit two homers off Justin Verlander and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1.

Justin Verlander, once again, put himself in position to earn his first win as a Giant. He pitched six-plus innings and allowed two runs on a pair of solo homers by Corbin Carroll. As baseball’s oldest player, he’s now recorded four quality starts in his last five outings. By night’s end, he remained winless, stuck at 262 career victories.