Heliot Ramos ruined Dylan Cease’s historic bid with a ninth-inning blast, but Logan Webb’s early collapse left the San Francisco Giants reeling after a dominant display by the Toronto Blue Jays.
The San Francisco Giants were nearly no-hit against Dylan Cease and the Toronto Blue Jays.
It was an ugly loss, all around, but one that could've had the Giants on the wrong side of history.
Thankfully, leadoff hitter Heliot Ramos broke up the no-no in the ninth. He flipped his bat in celebration, but after the game spoke about just how brutal this game truly was.
San Francisco gave their credit to Cease, as they should, but it was a notably quiet night for the offense and once again, Logan Webb was met with a troubling outing.
Ramos on nearly being no-hit
Ramos gave the team their lone hit in the ninth inning. After seeing Cease for the fourth time, he was finally able to get around to a 96-mph sinker in a three-pitch at-bat. Cease was immediately pulled, and rightfully so, as he'd thrown 118 pitches in an 8.0 inning start that saw him strike out 11 Giants.
"I broke up a no-hitter, but I did it on the day that we lost,” Ramos said, according to MLB.com. “It was a really bad loss for us. I think we're really better than that."
Ramos acknowledged Cease is a Cy Young contender, but he broke down how he was able to secure a hit in the ninth. "I think since he got too comfy, he just repeated a couple of fastballs on me, and that's when I took my chance," he said. "But I tip my cap to him. He was really good today. He had it going on, for sure.”
Overall, Ramos thinks Cease was dominant due to how well he mixed up his pitches. Ramos said Cease's slider looks just like his fastball, and that was part of hitters being fooled time and time again.
Webb continues to struggle
After being named National League Pitcher of the Month for the first time in his career, Webb has given up 16 hits, 12 earned runs, and three homers in his last 10.0 innings pitched.
This seven-inning effort was a step in the right direction, but he allowed five runs in the first inning which proved to be a deciding factor in this game.
"We lost the game, right? I put our team in the hole 5-0 in the first inning. It's not good," Webb said after the loss.
Webb has now picked up a loss in his last two starts. He's 5-7 with a 3.86 ERA, one that was as low as 3.09 after his start on Saturday, June 27.
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