Logan Webb gave up three hits and two runs in the 1st inning but then threw six scoreless and stymied the potent Diamondbacks lineup. He got TWELVE ground ball outs in his seven frames! The Giants were befuddled by rookie Slade Cecconi who was making his debut until the 5th when they tied it up. A J.D. Davis single got it started and a triple by Brandon Crawford and a single by Isan Díaz got it done. They added the winning margin on a bases-loaded double from Davis in the 6th. Tyler Rogers (8th) and Camilo Doval (9th) were both efficient and effective and the Giants had another close, hard-fought win. There were once again many scoring chances that the Giants flubbed (3-11 RISP, 7 LOB) but the stellar pitching held the line. That's win number 60.
--M.C.
p.s. Tuesday's win was the 108th game of the season. I neglected to do an "innings" post. The Giants had a rough month of July: 12-13 with the league's worst batting average and run scoring! This was after two outstanding months (May 17-12, June 18-8). The Giants are 2-0 in August after tonight's win.
That's 59-49 (.546) over the first 108 games (six innings or two-thirds of the season). Their 60-49 (.550) record after tonight's win is tied with Toronto for seventh-best in MLB, third-best in the NL, second in the NL West, and first in the NL wild card.
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