Willy Adames led off the game with a home run and the Giants never looked back in spite of a shaky start by Logan Webb. Key Lines:
Willy Adames SS- 4 for 5, 2B, HR(1), 2 R, 2 RBI. BA= .300. Adames looked relaxed and dialed in at the plate, made multiple strong defensive plays and was the star of the game. Great to see this early in the season.
Heliot Ramos LF- 1 for 4, BB, R, 2 RBI. BA= .222. Ramos flied out with one out and the bases loaded in the second inning but picked himself up by singling in two runs in another bases-loaded situation in the 6'th inning to break the game open.
Matt Chapman 3B- 2 for 5, HR(1), 2 R, RBI. BA= .222. Chapman's solo home run in the third inning gave the Giants a 4-0 lead and enabled them to keep the lead after the Padres scored 3 off Logan Webb in the bottom of the inning.
Jung Hoo Lee RF- 3 for 5, 2 2B, 3 RBI. BA= .222. Lee barely missed a third double on a rope down the RF line that landed foul but about a foot and half. He followed that up with a bloop single that drove in a run. As Vin Scully would say, "go figure!" Oh, and .222 seems to be a popular batting average today.
Every member of the starting lineup had at least one hit.
Logan Webb RHP- 6 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 5 K's, 8/2 GO/AO. ERA= 7.36. Webb was shaky through 3 innings and Manager Tony Vitello had J. T. Brubaker up in the bullpen as pitch count soared through a 3-run third inning. Webb got through the 4'th inning on two line-outs and a ground out. He then struck out the heart of the Padres batting order in the 5'th, Fernando Tatis RF, Manny Machado 3B and Jackson Merrill CF. By now, Webb's pitch count was up to 97 but Vitello let him go out for the 6'th. That did not look like such a great idea when Webb went to a 3-1 count on the first batter, but he got 3 grounders on 3 pitches to get out of the inning after 104 pitches and recording a Quality Start. Great comeback by Webb who was enabled by a great night for the lineup.
Brubaker worked two scoreless innings and Jose Butto RHP pitched a scoreless 9'th inning to secure the Giants win.
The Giants record improved to 2-3 and they are tied with the D'Backs 2 games behind the Dodgers who are at 4-1.
Adrian Houser RHP makes his first start of the season tomorrow afternoon facing Nick Pivetta RHP who is coming off a disaster start so he'll be looking to bounce back.
