After a 15-3 Coors Field meltdown shattered Logan Webb’s momentum, the San Francisco Giants look to Robbie Ray to salvage their rotation and erase an embarrassing series-opening disaster.
Not often does a baseball team lose a game by 12 runs, but that's exactly what happened to the San Francisco Giants as part of their series opener against the Colorado Rockies.
The Rockies cruised to a 15-3 victory at Coors Field, one that exposed reigning National League Pitcher of the Month Logan Webb.
Webb recorded just nine outs. In the process, he allowed seven earned runs on 11 hits. Things did not go according to plan, to say the least, and it's not like the first pitcher to replace him did much better.
Matt Gage somehow put up an even worse stat-line, one that saw him give up six runs, all of which were earned, on just four hits.
In total, the Giants allowed three homers, two from Webb and one from Gage. Their pitching staff combined for seven walks and managed to strikeout just six batters.
No Excuse For Those Numbers
Playing at elevation is not easy for any pitcher, but there's absolutely no excuse to lose a game 15-3. There's a world where that score could be seen in the National Football League, and it's absolutely inexcusable for a baseball team to be on the opposite end of a 12-run loss.
Ryan Walker gave the Giants bullpen a much needed 2.2-inning outing, but both he and JT Brubaker allowed runs. Thankfully for the Giants, they somehow only needed to use four pitchers, but all four gave up at least one earned run.
Obviously, this loss doesn't fall on the offense. Webb surrendered three runs in the first inning, two in the second, and then two in the third.
Sure, San Francisco got a run in the top of the third inning, but at that point they were already down, 5-1. Webb didn't help their case as the Giants trailed 7-1 upon his exit. To no surprise, he took the loss and is now 5-6 this season.
All Eyes on Robbie Ray
The Giants now will hand the ball to the 34-year-old lefty, someone who is coming off back-to-back 8.0-inning starts. Getting that in Colorado would be a miracle, but it sure would help this team get back on track after a disastrous series opener.
Ray pitched in Colorado back on Sunday, May 31. That outing saw him throw 4.0 innings and he allowed three runs, only one of which was earned. Regardless, San Francisco would love to get more than four innings out of him so they can wipe a sour taste out of their mouth from the night prior.
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