After a rocky start to the season, the San Francisco Giants’ ace stifled the Brewers by carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning, recapturing the dominant form the Giants need.
San Francisco Giants star Logan Webb delivered his best start in nearly a year on Wednesday at American Family Field.
The Milwaukee Brewers had no idea what version of Webb they were going to face, but it just so happened to be a 29-year-old that turned back the clock.
Webb's struggles this season have been well documented. He made just two starts in the month of May, a month that saw him allow six runs in a game for the second time this season.
Things looked better in Colorado on May 29, but what he did on four days of rest is something no one expected out of the eight-year big leaguer.
Logan Webb on Carrying a No Hitter Into the Seventh
"There were a lot of voices going on in my head,” he said. "I was like, ‘You have a no-hitter. You have a no-hitter.’”
Sure, Brice Turang put an end to that in the seventh, but to even get to that point in the game is remarkable, especially with how rocky he's been this season. Consistency has been an issue, no doubt, but no one can deny how great Webb looked against a team that put up 24 runs on the Giants in the first two games of the series.
Webb joked, "I’m going to blame Tony [Vitello] because he did call down right before I gave up the hit and said, ‘Have someone ready,’” Webb said. “I’m going to blame him today.”
"I feel like I’ve not led it the right way, just in my performance," he added. "To be able to get healthy, feel better and throw the way I feel like I should throw every time was nice. It was fun.”
Webb Knows He Needs to be More Consistent
Even though he made it very clear he hates the word ace, that's exactly what Webb is and he knows that. In terms of being a leader, a start like this, one that had Vitello calling it a "vintage Logan Webb start," will go a long way.
San Francisco hasn't had it easy this season. After giving up 16 runs in game one and giving up eight in the second, Milwaukee was held without a hit through nearly seven innings. Webb, who began the year with a 10.80 ERA, has that number down to 4.25 and has allowed just one run and four hits in his last 11.1 innings.
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