You can’t judge by crowd noise when the Giants barely gave their fans a reason to cheer.

After allowing six earned runs across three innings during the Giants’ loss to the A’s, Verlander’s ERA rose to 4.84 through 14 starts, and he still hasn’t picked up a win this season — with the $15 million pitcher’s record sitting at 0-6.

The San Francisco Giants recognized there were some risks associated with their approach to addressing their starting rotation in the offseason. When ace Blake