SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Justin Verlander capped his challenging season with a win, and the San Francisco Giants held off the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park.

Verlander (4-11) struck out seven over six innings, allowing two runs on five hits. Casey Schmitt provided the key hit, a three-run homer in the second inning that erased an early 2-0 deficit. Rafael Devers doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth. The Rockies’ Jordan Beck homered in the ninth to bring Colorado within one, but Spencer Bivens stranded the tying run in scoring position for his second save. Kyle Freeland (5-17) took the loss for Colorado. Attendance was 38,201.