Logan Webb continued his excellent pitching with seven scoreless innings tonight in Atlanta. Whenever he got in trouble he just conjured up another ground ball and got a double play. In the 6th a Wilmer Flores throwing error botched a potential double play, but Webb got a comebacker from the next hitter and turned that into two outs and all was well. He commanded his sinker, his fastball, and his slider and kept a powerful lineup in check. Tommy La Stella gave Webb a 1-0 lead in the 1st with a homer and his sacrifice fly in the 3rd made it 2-0. It stayed that way until a Mike Yastrzemski homer in the 7th made it 3-0. The Giants weren't done: they got a two-out RBI single from Darin Ruf in the 8th and Yaz followed with an RBI double to make it 5-0. That allowed Jay Jackson to take the 9th (Tyler Rogers handled the 8th) and he struck out the side.
Webb had a three-pitch 4th inning. He hit a batter, got a DP grounder, then a fly out on consecutive pitches. The last time a Giants pitcher had a three-pitch inning was Madison Bumgarner in 2010. Webb is 7-0 with a 1.48 ERA in his last 13 starts.
The series decider starts tomorrow morning at 10:20 Pacific. They have yet to list a starter but the expectation is that Anthony DeSclafani will be available.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
2 comments:
Seems as if most of the hits Atlanta was able to muster were ground ball infield hits. Colorado played the bums tough tonite until their 8th inning reliever. Their catcher picked off T. Turner at first base. But one reliever who did not have it, allowed the dodgers an easy late victory. Jansen looked in full control tonight. Looks as if Casali will be catching tomorrow. I am waiting for Crawford to have one of his 5 for 5 games with at least a couple of extra base hits. Lately, even Lastella's outs have been loud. Hopefully Belt will be able to play if needed on Sunday.
Just an additional comment. I want to jinx the possibility of reciprocal shutouts. Giants need to score today.
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