Rookie Keaton Winn ran into trouble in the 2nd inning but otherwise threw five scoreless frames and the result was his second career quality start. This one resulted in a win (the last one was a loss in Toronto on June 29th). Behind 3-0 the Giants bounced back with two in the 2nd and three in the 3rd. Mitch Haniger had a double and a homer, and Thairo Estrada also homered. Joc Pederson added a solo shot later. Ryan Walker, Tyler Rogers, and Camilo Doval finished up.
Winn was a 20th-round pick in 2017. He missed time with Tommy John surgery but has over 300 IP in the minors, mostly starting. He's from nowheresville Iowa and the story was he had never been in an ML ballpark until his debut earlier this season. Giants need reliable starters and they like Winn's splitter and his high groundball rate. Let's hope the 25-year old can come up with a few more strong starts in the final weeks.
The Cleveland Guardians come to San Francisco for a three-game set. Alex Cobb gets the start tonight at 6:45 PT.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
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