Justin Verlander was not a fan of the way home plate umpire Chad Whitson was calling balls and strikes.
And after making his displeasure known, the San Francisco Giants pitcher got ejected by Whitson in the top of the sixth inning. It was an eventful frame for the Giants, who scored who scored four runs against the Toronto Blue Jays to cut a five-run deficit to one.
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Giants tarter Robbie Ray was tagged for five runs off five hits, along with five walks, through 4.1 innings. He threw 95 pitches with 51 strikes.
Verlander, 42, struggled in his last outing Friday against the Blue Jays, going 2.2 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits with two walks and no strikeouts.
Toronto is going for the series sweep on Sunday.
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