Webb leads Giants in sweep of LA to cap perfect trip

LOS ANGELES — Few issues have been as reliable for the Giants this season as Logan Webb going deep into video games. He did so once more in Sunday’s sequence finale at Dodger Stadium, pitching seven innings of two-run ball as San Francisco defeated the Dodgers, 7-3, for a seventh straight victory.

Webb’s effort not solely helped the Giants full a sweep of Los Angeles, it additionally moved them into sole possession of second place within the National League West. They now sit half a sport forward of the Dodgers and three 1/2 behind the D-backs.

Webb needed to navigate by way of some visitors, as he allowed eight hits, two walks and a success batter whereas putting out 5. His most precarious second got here early, when the Dodgers loaded the bases towards him with a pair of two-out singles and a stroll within the first. But Webb was in a position to keep away from any injury by putting out James Outman, catching him taking a look at a 1-2 sinker down on the internal a part of the zone.

Even when the Dodgers managed to get to him, Webb did a great job of not letting issues get out of hand, quelling rallies within the fourth and fifth innings after only one run, which allowed him to as soon as once more present the Giants with some much-needed size. He joins Framber Valdez as the one MLB pitcher with eight begins of seven innings or extra this season. Webb has now gone a minimum of 5 innings in all 15 of his begins this 12 months, and he’s accomplished six innings in all however two of his begins.