Webb's a winner

SF 9  COL 1

Logan Webb hadn’t picked up a “W” in a month but last night he was overpowering and the lineup had another nine-run outburst against the Rockies. That beats the three total they scored in his last three starts, and in fact the team has scored two or fewer runs a total of thirteen times when Webb takes the the hill this year. That’s Matt Cain territory. Webb leads MLB in starts (30), innings pitched (193), and ground ball percentage (60.9). Last night he got TWELVE ground balls! FanGraphs says he’s at 4.1 WAR, good for seventh overall, and Baseball-Reference says he’s fourth with a 4.5 mark. Either way, he’s a beast.

The Giants needed a team to beat up on and Colorado came to town at just the right time. Mike Yastrzemski hit in the leadoff spot and went 4-for-5 with two doubles and Luis Matos got two more hits from the ninth spot. A two-run homer in the 1st by Thairo Estrada got things going. They were 7-for-13 w/RISP.

Keaton Winn gets the ball tonight at 5:10 Pacific with a chance for a sweep.

Go Giants!

–M.C.