Burned

MIL 3  SF 1

Milwaukee starter Corbin Burnes shut down the Giants for six innings and his bullpen did the rest as the Brewers prevailed. Burnes also added an RBI hit. The best chance for the home squad came in the 7th when Brandon Belt doubled and scored on a single by Brandon Crawford to close the gap to 2-1. With two on and no outs they couldn't add on and pinch-hitter Darin Ruf's hard-hit liner ended the frame. It was a bullpen game and Jarlin Garcia's 3-2/3 IP with one hit, no walks, and four whiffs was the standout performance. John Brebbia, just called up, delivered a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.

Johnny Cueto was a late scratch but there's some hope he can be ready for tomorrow night (6:45 PT). Alex Wood tested positive for COVID and will go on the IL. Kevin Gausman and Logan Webb are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Blanked

ATL 9  SF 0

Giants get a dose of their own medicine as they get shut out in Atlanta and the Braves take the series. It was an ugly loss and there have not been many of those. In games decided by five or more runs the Giants are 26-8 this year. It's been a month since the Giants lost a series--the Pirates took two of three July 23-25. After a 6-3 trip the team comes home to face the Brewers for four games and then three with the Dodgers on the weekend.

Johnny Cueto gets the start tomorrow night at 6:45 PT.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

15th team shutout

SF 5  ATL 0

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.

Streak ends at five

ATL 6  SF 5

The Giants blew a late lead and lost in Atlanta. Tony Watson gave up a run in the 7th and left two on for Zack Littell who gave up a three-run bomb. It went from 4-2 ahead to 6-4 behind in the blink of an eye. Kevin Gausman was shaky early but looked much better in the last three innings His final line (6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 W, 2 K) is encouraging. Wilmer Flores homered off Will Smith in the 9th to make it 6-5 and with two outs Tommy La Stella blasted a deep fly to right that looked like it might tie the game. But Joc Pederson made a miraculous catch to crush our hopes. It would have stayed in the park and been extra bases if Pederson had missed the catch. Buster Posey hit a two-run opposite-field homer of Max Fried in the 1st on his return to the lineup.

Logan Webb tomorrow, same start time 4:20 PT.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Citi sweep

SF 3  NYM 2

Somehow the Giants held off the Mets for the second straight game and eked out a 3-2 win. Tonight the bullpen delivered 3-2/3 innings of high-leverage ass-kicking, highlighted by a huge bases-loaded whiff from Jose Alvarez and an eight-pitch save from Tyler Rogers. Kris Bryant gave Alex Wood a 2-0 lead in the 1st with a homer. Pete Alonso answered in the 6th with a two-run homer to tie it. The Mets got another great start, this one from Carlos Carrasco, but the Giants broke through in the 8th against reliever Seth Lugo. They should have had more--Aaron Loup cleaned up a bases-loaded no-out mess to keep it close.

The Giants travel to Atlanta and play tomorrow at 4:20 PT. Kevin Gausman gets the start.

Go Giants!

--M.C. 

p.s. Yesterday was Game 126 and thus the end of the 7th seasonal inning. Check this out:

1st inning: 11-7

2nd inning: 11-7

3rd inning: 12-6

4th inning: 12-6

5th inning:  12-6

6th inning: 10-8

7th inning: 14-4

Wow. The Giants are 17-5 in August and 25-12 since the All-Star Break.

82nd win

SF 3  NYM 2

The Giants pulled off one of their more improbable victories tonight, edging the Mets in a weird and wacky contest. New York starter Tijuan Walker was overpowering, his only blemish a solo shot from Kris Bryant in the 4th, but was inexplicably pulled by manager Luis Rojas in the 7th with two on and two out. Brandon Crawford then roped an RBI double that scored both runners and gave the Giants the 3-2 lead they would not relinquish. It's not like they didn't try. Two muffed pop flies in the 9th brought Pete Alonso up with two outs and the bases loaded, but an unflappable Jake McGee got the final out.

Johnny Cueto got the start and looked like he'd get the final out of the 5th but a Bryant error extended the inning and ended his night. Tony Watson gave up a run in the 6th but otherwise the bullpen was superb, particularly Tyler Rogers in the 8th. McGee really had to dig deep after the fielding miscues and he got it done. The story in New York will be Rojas' quick hook--Walker had only thrown 74 pitches--but the story here is another great effort by the Giants. They turned five double plays! They only got four hits! BCraw's double off reliever Aaron Loup was the first extra-base hit he's allowed to a lefty hitter all season.

Alex Wood goes tomorrow at 4:10 PT.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

 

p.s. That's win 82 which was my goal for this season. Good thing I like to revise and update my goals!

Giants go Long

SF 8  NYM 0

Sammy Long threw scoreless baseball for 5-1/3 innings tonight in New York City and the Giants backed him up with a barrage of homers and crushed the Mets. Jay Jackson finished the 6th, Jose Alvarez took the 7th, and Tyler Chatwood threw the final two frames for the team's 14th shutout. That's tied for second-best in MLB with the Braves, one behind the Brewers. Brandon Belt got it started with a solo shot in the 1st, Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run monster shot in the 2nd, LaMonte Wade added his own two-run homer in the 4th, and that was followed by another solo shot from Belt. Four homers in the first four innings! The Giants had 15 hits overall and limited the Mets to a mere five. Superb effort from the rookie southpaw tonight--the best outing of his big-league career so far.

That's the team's 81st win which guarantees them a .500 record for 2021. There are 37 games left to play so I expect they'll win a few more, but that's a hell of an accomplishment nonetheless. The Giants last finished above .500 in 2016.

Johnny Cueto gets the call tomorrow. Same time, 4:10 Pacific.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

First to 80

SF 2  OAK 1

The Giants did it again! They came from behind with a late pinch-hit homer to overtake the Athletics and win the game. This time Donovan Solano was the hero and get this: he was pinch-hitting for LaMonte Wade! Only the 2021 Giants can take out a hot hitter and get a positive result. It's weird, but it works. The lineup only had four hits today as Oakland starter Frankie Montas was overpowering. Fortunately Logan Webb was up to the task and also pitched beautifully, allowing only one run in his six frames with seven whiffs. The bullpen was also epic as Dominic Leone, Tyler Rogers, and Jake McGee each threw a scoreless inning to seal the deal. That's four wins in six games against the A's this year.

Apparently this weekend feat by the Giants, getting deficit-erasing pinch-hit homers in the 8th or later in consecutive games, is a record. Cool. The Giants hit six homers in the three games. The A's hit zero homers and you have to credit the pitchers for that.

The Dodgers lose and the Giants push their lead back to 2-1/2 games with their 80th win. The bad news is that Anthony DeSclafani goes to the IL and so does Evan Longoria. Sammy Long and Jay Jackson get the call. Long will probably start Tuesday in New York. It's three games against the Mets before going to Atlanta for the weekend. All three game times at Citi Field are 4:10 Pacific.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Wade wallops winner

SF 6  OAK 5 (today)

The Giants were on the brink of losing their third straight game when LaMonte Wade, Jr., pinch-hitting in the 9th, launched a two-run homer to save the day. Jake McGee closed it and we had jubilation instead of despair. It was a massive comeback especially with the Dodgers winning nine straight and narrowing the gap in the West. Kevin Gausman had another rocky outing. He got hurt right away by poor fielding in the 1st but he wasn't sharp. I don't know what to think about Gausman, other than injury. He still has elite stuff but the command isn't there. The A's are like the Giants and know how to make a pitcher work.

Wade was pinch-hitting for Darin Ruf who had homered in the 7th and had walked twice including in front of Kris Bryant's 2nd inning homer. It's crazy to think about pinch-hitting for a guy like Ruf who had a great day at the plate and is slashing .277/.396/.559, but that's how the Giants roll. And that was Wade's first pinch-hit homer. The Giants are the best in baseball at pinch-hit homers. Speaking of homers Brandon Belt hit one in the 7th ahead of Ruf's and was walked in the 9th ahead of Ruf's spot, which featured Wade playing the hero today.

Great relief work from Jarlin Garcia in particular, plus Dominic Leone and Tyler Rogers, before McGee took the 9th. Logan Webb gets the start tomorrow afternoon (1:07 PT) for the series decider.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

p.s.  OAK 4  SF 1 (Friday's game)

Mets prevail in extras

NYM 6  SF 2 (12)

The Giants lost a ballgame for only the fourth time in the month of August. They had not lost a game by four runs since July 28th, when they lost 8-0 to the Dodgers. Today was a bit of a train wreck with Anthony DeSclafani exiting in the 2nd due to injury. Seven pitchers later the only one left was FNG Tyler Chatwood. He not only was the sacrificial lamb on the hill he made the final out in the batter's box as the Giants ran out of players. The hitters didn't get much going and Jake McGee couldn't save a 1-0 lead in the 9th. Kevin Pillar got the big hit, a three-run homer in the 12th.

It's been an arresting stretch of baseball. The Giants have played really well. They have a day off tomorrow, thank goodness. I know I could use a day off. This pennant race is exhausting!

The weekend features a three-game set in Oakland. The A's are really good and are battling for an AL West title. There are 41 games left to play and all of them are going to be tough. Friday night's game is at 6:40 and Alex Wood gets the start.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Webb keeps it going

SF 3  NYM 2

Logan Webb put up seven zeros and entered the 8th having thrown only 78 pitches and leading 3-0. Alas, he gave up a two-run homer to Pete Alonso to end his night, but it was another impressive start. He struck out eight in his 7-1/3 and got twelve ground ball outs. Tony Watson finished the frame. Jarlin Garcia got the call in the 9th and he put a runner on but got two outs. Dominic Leone whiffed Kevin Pillar to end it. Tommy La Stella put the Giants on the board in the 1st with a two-run homer and Evan Longoria added a solo shot in the 7th. Longo's blow came off starter Marcus Stroman who pitched really well but perhaps was left in a bit too long. He finished with 114 pitches. The Giants keep grinding out wins!

Anthony DeSclafani gets the ball tomorrow afternoon at 12:45 PT

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Roll on, you Giants!

SF 7  NYM 5

The Giants blasted past the Mets and held on against a late surge to win their 77th game. Kevin Gausman worked hard to get through four scoreless and then had a lightning-quick meltdown in the 5th to turn a 2-0 lead into a 3-2 deficit. Kris Bryant homered in the 5th and again in the 7th and the Giants handed a 7-3 lead to Tyler Rogers. He gave up a quick two-run homer but got through the 8th and Jake McGee had a routine 9th to finish it off. That's only the second homer Rogers has yielded to a lefty in his career. Brandon Crawford was 4-for-4 and is now hitting .306!

Logan Webb tomorrow night at 6:45 Pacific.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

That's the spirit

SF 5  COL 2

The Giants beat the Rockies this afternoon in San Francisco for their 76th win. Alex Wood pitched well, throwing six scoreless, but ran into trouble in the 7th. With two out, two on, two in, and a one-run lead reliever Dominic Leone gave up a hit but LaMonte Wade threw out catcher Elias Diaz trying to score. A two-run rally in the bottom half gave Tyler Rogers and Jake McGee sufficient cushion and they got the final six outs unscathed. Tommy La Stella had three hits--his two-run double in the 5th was the big blow. The Giants take three of four from Colorado and improve their home record to 40-18. They are 11-3 in August and 19-10 since the Break.

Kevin Gausman goes tomorrow night against the Mets, 6:45 PT.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Streak snapped

COL 4  SF 1

Kyle Freeland pitched six strong innings and two relievers (Jhoulys Chacin and Daniel Bard) shut the Giants down the rest of the way. The Rockies won just their 14th road game against 44 losses. It was a bullpen game for the home squad, the highlight was Zack Littell's three no-hit frames with four strikeouts. Evan Longoria had a hit and scored the only run on his return to action.

Alex Wood this afternoon at 1:05 PT.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Giants hang on

SF 5  COL 4

The Giants jumped on the Rockies straight away, something they like to do, and held on for a win. Wilmer Flores hit the big blow, a three-run homer with two outs in the 1st. With a 5-2 lead in the 9th Kap called on Jake McGee who struggled, giving up a two-run homer to Connor Joe and putting the go-ahead run on base. Zack Littell was summoned to clean up the mess and he struck out hot-hitting C.J. Cron with high heat to end it. It was a more dramatic ending than necessary but that's the way it's going to be from here on out. The Dodgers won to keep the deficit at five games. Anthony DeSclafani started and went five and threw 82 pitches to 22 batters. Let's hope he is fit and ready for the stretch run.

The Giants are listing TBD as the starter tomorrow. And I hope all of you saw the story about Brandon Crawford getting a two-year extension. The game is at an odd time tomorrow, 6:05 p.m.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Six sinks Snakes (oops, Rox)

SF 7  AZ COL 0

The Giants threw their 13th shutout tonight. Logan Webb was a little shaky early on but the Giants turned three double plays in the first four innings to snuff out any rallies. Webb finished with eight strikeouts and only three hits and two walks in his six innings. He's the ace of the staff since the Break. The Giants broke the game open with a six-run outburst against German Marquez in the 4th inning. LaMonte Wade had a three-run homer to cap the scoring. Jay Jackson worked the 7th and struck out two, but the big news is Camilo Doval pitched the 8th and the 9th and struck out four, yielding one hit. He threw 23 pitches to seven batters, getting eight swinging strikes of his 18 strikes total. Doval could be a real "shot in the arm" for this team in the stretch run.

The Dodgers lost so the lead is now five games. Anthony DeSclafani returns from the IL to start tomorrow night at 6:45 PT.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Four homers make it four in a row

SF 7  AZ 2

The Giants bashed their way past the Diamondbacks for their 73rd win. They now have the same win percentage post-ASB (16-9, .640) as they did pre-ASB (57-32, .640). I only mention that because they may have to keep playing .640 to hold off the Dodgers who also won their fourth straight!

Kevin Gausman made it through five but he was shaky, walking four and struggling with command. The Giants booted a couple of balls in the 4th to contribute to one of the runs Gausman allowed but the offense picked up the slack and the bullpen (Alvarez-Leone-Watson-Garcia) took care of the rest. Gausman did chip in two hits himself, scoring a run and driving in a run, so there's that.

Buster had two hits (one a homer), BCraw had three hits (one a homer), LaMonte Wade had two hits (one a homer), and Alex Dickerson had a pinch-hit homer. The team had 14 hits overall. Johnny Cueto goes on the IL with a flexor strain. John Brebbia was sent back down and Camilo Doval called up. Thairo Estrada was re-called as well.

Logan Webb tonight at 6:45 PT against the Rockies, opening a four-game series.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Giants get it done

SF 8  AZ 7

I'm not sure what really happened tonight but the Giants managed to win against a determined Diamondbacks squad. They jumped to a 5-0 lead but squandered it, then went up 7-5 and squandered it, and finally got a run in the bottom of the 9th to end it. Buster Posey had two hits (one a homer) and three walks and three runs scored in five trips to the plate. Mike Yastrzemski may have saved the game in the 8th when he threw out Nick Ahmed at third base to put the brakes on a burgeoning Arizona rally. Zack Littell bailed out Jake McGee in the 9th to set up the winning chance in the bottom half. Kris Bryant's run-scoring winner was ruled an error on first baseman Christian Walker. (It should have been a hit.) The winning run was LaMonte Wade who'd led off and reached first on an error by Walker!

Kevin Gausman gets the start tomorrow at 6:45 PT.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

71st win

SF 5  MIL 4

The Giants delivered a stirring come-from-behind victory in Milwaukee today, taking two of three from the NL Central-leading Brewers. Brandon Belt hit another homer, this one a game-tying two-run blast in the 7th, and Tommy La Stella got another big hit, this one the game-winner in the 8th. Zack Littell starred out of the 'pen, getting the final six outs, with some help from a baserunning mistake. The Giants turned two when Eduardo Escobar failed to re-touch second base on a long fly out!

Johnny Cueto managed 5-1/3 and was charged with all four runs--one of them scored on a wild pitch by Jose Alvarez who finished the frame. Tony Watson worked the 7th, striking out two, before Littell's first-ever MLB save. Darin Ruf hit a homer in the 1st and also walked twice, Brandon Crawford had two hits and a run scored, and LaMonte Wade, Jr. had a hit, a walk, and a run scored.

Today was another huge win. The Giants continue to play great baseball, even on the road. The Brewers are a tough opponent and the games were tightly-contested. This team continues to feature its depth and show its tenacity. They are 30 games over .500 (71-41) and there are 50 games left in the season.

Off-day tomorrow and then a nine-game homestand starting Tuesday night at 6:45 against the Diamondbacks. Looks like it will be Alex Wood with Kevin Gausman getting an extra day.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Belt Bops Brewers

SF 9  MIL 6 (11)

Brandon Belt blasted two home runs, a solo shot in the 4th to tie the game, and a two-run bomb in the 11th that turned out to be the game-winner. The Giants struggled to score against Brandon Woodruff but a miracle triple from Tommy La Stella in the 9th tied it up and they forced it to extras. A big rally in the top of the 10th made it 5-2 Giants, but Jarlin Garcia gave up two homers in the bottom half and the Brewers tied it. Belt's homer and a two-out double by Kris Bryant made it 9-5 in the 11th so Jake McGee's run didn't matter. It's a huge win on the road against a very tough opponent. The Giants used their entire bullpen tonight.

Johnny Cueto tomorrow morning at 11:10 Pacific.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Brewers edge Giants

MIL 2  SF 1 (10)

The Giants got a superb start from Logan Webb but couldn't get anything going against Brewers starter Corbin Burnes. Solo shots--one by Avisail Garcia in the 2nd and one by Brandon Belt in the 6th--were all the scoring in regulation. The Big Three of Dominic Leone, Tyler Rogers, and Jake McGee took care of the 7th, 8th, and 9th but Jarlin Garcia gave up a hit to the first batter in the 10th and the automatic runner scored the winner. If you like low-scoring pitchers' duels this one was for you as the teams managed only five hits apiece, combined for 21 strikeouts against only three walks, and were 1-for-11 with RISP leaving 12 men on base. The Brewers (66-44) are a good team and lead the NL Central by seven games. The Giants (69-41) stayed four ahead of LA who lost to the Angels. The Giants have nine walk-off losses this year.

Aaron Sanchez gets the start this afternoon at 4:10 PT.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

6th inning: 10-8

1st inning: 11-7

2nd inning: 11-7

3rd inning: 12-6

4th inning: 12-6

5th inning:  12-6

6th inning: 10-8

The Giants got back in the win column last night behind a strong start from Kevin Gausman and homers by Donovan Solano and Alex Dickerson. The 7-1 victory featured the return of Tommy La Stella who had two hits and two walks and a nice bounceback by reliever Jay Jackson who struck out three of the four batters he faced in his inning of work.

Last night was also Game 108, the end of the sixth seasonal inning, which means we are two-thirds of the way through. Only 54 games remain. The Giants are in first place by 3-1/2 games over the Dodgers and their 68-40 (.630) record is tops in MLB.

The Giants have been remarkably consistent, as you can see above, with a winning record in each of the 18-game divisions. If you look at monthly results you see the same thing: April 16-10, May 18-10, June 16-9, and July 15-10. They are now 3-1 in August and 11-8 since the Break. If they want to finish with 100 wins (wouldn't that be something?) they need to go 32-22 (.593) the rest of the way. So, can they play .600 ball for two more months?

Anthony DeScalfani was placed on the 10-day IL but Kap says he only expects him to miss one start which will likely go to Aaron Sanchez. Conner Menez was DFA'd--he was at AAA but on the 40-man roster. Brandon Belt should be activated today or tomorrow with Kevin Gausman going on paternity leave. When he returns the roster crunch will hit. Someone will have to get sent down! It's a good thing when such decisions are painful, it means you have a deep ballclub.

Alex Wood this afternoon at 12:40 PT.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

 

update: Giants win 5-4 in 10 innings. Down 4-0 the Giants rallied in the 9th to tie it and won it in the 10th. Arizona starter Merrill Kelly was dominant through the first eight frames but the Diamondbacks bullpen couldn't get it done. LaMonte Wade had the game-tying hit and Kris Bryant the game-winner. Logan Webb gets the start in Milwaukee tomorrow at 5:10 PT. GO GIANTS!

Bumgarner beats Giants

AZ 3  SF 1

Madison Bumgarner threw seven innings last night and allowed six hits, one a solo homer by Curt Casali, out-pitching Johnny Cueto and leading the D-Backs to a win. Casali was charged with a weird error in the 2nd that contributed to the scoring when he accidentally touched a loose ball with his mask. That advanced the baserunners and they both later scored. He pulled off his mask to find a pitch in the dirt and wound up using it to block the ball, which is illegal.The Giants hit some balls hard but had nothing to show for it, and Arizona got a few breaks on some dinkers, but that's baseball. Cueto walked four batters--including Bumgarner, who later scored--in his five frames and that's never good. Aaron Sanchez pitched the final three innings and he also walked four batters but did not allow any runs. Giants pitchers have been really good this year not allowing bases on balls and that needs to continue. The Astros blanked the Dodgers in LA so the lead stays at 3-1/2 games.

Kevin Gausman goes tonight, 6:40 PT.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Wild win in Arizona

SF 11  AZ 8 (10)

The Giants were up 7-1 in the top of the 5th after a grand slam from Alex Dickerson, a man who needed a grand slam to break out of his season-long funk. Gabe Kapler then sent a shaky Anthony DeSclafani out for another half inning of work and he promptly gave up two two-run homers. In the 7th, protecting an 8-5 lead, Jay Jackson loaded the bases and gave up a run but was one strike from getting out of the jam when he gave up a game-tying double. It was that kind of game. The Giants broke the 8-8 tie in the top of the 10th with a nice sequence: Posey double to score BCraw (the magic runner), he moved to third on a lineout by Dickerson, Austin Slater was walked, Steven Duggar singled to drive in Posey and move Slater to third, and Donovan Solano squeeze-bunted him home. Jarlin Garcia pitched a scoreless 9th and 10th to get it done. Yaz got the scoring started with a two-run homer in the 3rd and Wilmer Flores, pinch-hitting for DeSclafani in the 6th, hit a solo shot.

LA and SD were idle so that's a half-game bump. Madison Bumgarner goes for the Diamondbacks tonight, he's matched up against Johnny Cueto at 6:40 PT.

Go Giants!

--M.C.

Another series win

SF 5  HOU 3

The Giants took two of three from the Astros and two of three from the Dodgers in successive series. Those two teams have the second- and third- best records in baseball, and the two best run differentials, too. They are good teams. They are loaded with talent. And the Giants played good baseball and beat them both!

Kris Bryant, batting second, struck out in his first plate appearance in San Francisco, but he hit a homer next time up. That got a three-run rally started which erased the 2-0 deficit. Bryant made a throwing error later, but it didn't hurt, and he handled three other chances without a problem. Logan Webb gave up a homer in the 1st, but followed that with five scoreless. He even picked off a runner! He's really emerging as a pitcher. Darin Ruf bopped the lead to 5-2 in the 5th--he had a three-hit, three RBI day. Webb was chased in the 7th but masterful relief work from Dominic Leone held the line. Tyler Rogers gave up a run in the 8th but Jake McGee had a 1-2-3 9th to seal the deal.

The team travels to Arizona for four games, the first tomorrow night at 6:40 Pacific. Anthony DeSclafani gets the start.

Go Giants!

--M.C.