Logan Webb chased in third inning against Red Sox

Webb tossed two scoreless innings, then gave up a run on three straight hits in the third. The three hits were three of only four Webb would allow over six innings of one-run ball. He struck out seven. The 29-year-old right-hander has been outstanding over his last four starts, giving up four total runs. He’ll take a 3.50 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and a 110/32 K/BB ratio across 139 innings into a start against the Red Sox in Boston on Friday.

Webb walked one batter and struck out two in this one while throwing 66 percent of his pitches for strikes. Shockingly, he had just three total whiffs and a three percent swinging strike rate. Yes, three percent. Webb has just a 10 percent swinging strike rate on the season and has notched more than five strikeouts in a game once since June 14. You’re getting plenty of ratio help with Webb, but the lack of strikeouts dampens some of his fantasy value.

Webb evened his record at 7-7 with his third scoreless start and 12th quality start in 19 tries. The Giants figure to be pretty bad the rest of the way, so wins could be hard to come by for Webb. His teammates got the job done tonight, though. Webb will next face the Tigers on Sunday.

Webb was probably done at 96 pitches anyway, but any chance of him coming back out disappeared when the Giants scored seven runs off three pitchers in a lengthy bottom of the sixth. The big inning ensured that Webb would get his first win after two losses and two no-decisions this month. He’s now 6-7 with a 3.93 ERA overall. He’ll make his next start Monday against the Rangers. That’s trade deadline day, but the Giants have been very clear that he’s not one of the players they’re willing to move.

Webb struck out four batters on the evening while allowing a pair of free passes. The Angels scratched out a run against him in the opening inning, then broke through for three more in the fifth including a two-run triple by Tyler Heineman. Still, Webb exited the game with a one-run lead and in line for a victory, but the Giants’ bullpen couldn’t hang on for him. The 29-year-old hurler generated 10 whiffs on 99 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 25 percent. Still 5-7 on the season, he’ll tote a 3.98 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and an 89/29 K/BB ratio (113 innings) into Wednesday afternoon’s skirmish against the Brewers.

Webb had a shutout going until Cole Young homered with two on and two out in the seventh. That made the game a 3-3 tie, so Webb remained winless in three starts this month. He’s allowed four homers in three outings in July after surrendering just five in his previous 14 starts. He’ll face the Angels next.

Webb was a member of the NL All-Star team, but he did not pitch in the game on Tuesday. That will enable him to pitch over the weekend once regular-season games begin again. Tyler Mahle and Trevor McDonald will then follow on Monday and Tuesday against the Royals.

The runs all came in the first. Two soft hits to left field opened the game, and after George Springer walked to load the bases with one out, Daulton Varsho hit a liner to right that a sliding Jung Hoo Lee couldn’t catch, resulting in an RBI single. Kazuma Okamoto then followed with a grand slam on a ball 328 feet down the right field line. It would have been a homer only in San Francisco and in Yankee Stadium, according to Statcast. So, that’s the five runs. Only the homer, which wasn’t even a barrel, was hit harder than 72 mph. Webb allowed just one hit and one walk after the first. The All-Star gave up 12 runs in his last two starts to finish the first half 5-7 with a 3.86 ERA. Still, he’s throwing just fine.

Coors Field is not a safe place for any pitcher. Not even a sinker-baller like Webb who came into this game on an absolute heater after pitching to a 0.71 ERA in June. He gave up multiple runs in each of the first three innings before being mercifully pulled. This is one of those starts you just flush, forget about, and move on. Webb is scheduled to face the Blue Jays next week to close out his first half.

The Giants said afterwards that Webb was under the weather tonight, which explains why his velocity was down a tad, but it didn’t pose any problems in his latest gem. He struck out six and moved to 3-1 with a 0.95 ERA in five starts since coming off the injured list at the beginning of the month. He’ll likely make his next start Friday in Colorado.