The Giants got their homestand off to a rousing start with a sensational start from Logan Webb and put the game away with a late rally. Key Lines:
Jung Hoo Lee CF- 2 for 4. BA= .282. Lee leads the team in hits with 22, 3 more than Michael Conforto. He also reached on an error by 2B Ketel Marte that was probably caused by his speed.
Lamonte Wade Jr 1B- 0 for 1, 2 BB, SF. BA= .370. LMWJ drove in the Giants first run with a Sac Fly in the 3'rd inning. As it turned out that was the winning run but he contributed to the insurance rally in the 8'th by walking and scoring.
Wilmer Flores PH- 1 for 1, 2B. BA= .244. The Giants loaded the bases to start the 8'th inning. After Soler grounded weakly into a force out at home, the D'Backs brought in a lefty reliever to face Michael Conforto. Bob Melvin countered with Wilmer who delivered the back-breaker double to make it 3-0.
Mike Yastrzemski RF- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .135. YtY's double off a LHP drove in 2 to cap the Giants scoring. He also made a sensational catch in R-CF to rob Gabriel Moreno of a hit leading off the 8'th inning. Getting YtY going would be a huge boost to the Giants season.
Nick Ahmed SS- 1 for 3, 2B. BA= .271. Ahmed started the 8'th inning rally with a ringing double off the L-CF fence that had a serious chance to be a HR. He also played a stellar SS.
Logan Webb RHP- 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, GO/AO= 13/1. ERA= 2.93. Webb allowed singles to the first two batters he faced then set down 19 in a row before walking Christian Walker with one out in the 7'th. Webb promptly picked Walker off 1B. Just great, great start by a true ace.
The rest of the NL West was idle so the Giants gained a half game on the division and are now tied with the D'Backs at 9-11, 2.5 games behind the Dodgers and 1.5 games behind the Padres.
Blake Snell LHP faces Jordan Montgomery LHP tomorrow evening in the battle of the Boras late-signers. Montgomery has already ditched Boras. Will Snell be next?
Great SP (from Webb tonight) good D and opportunistic/enough hitting taking the pressure off the RP who also did well.. Gonna have to be the Giants MO all year until they trade for a bat or two at the deadline (if in it)..Really clutch hit by FLORES. Hopefully SNELL is ready to match Webb Friday
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