SF Giants fall to Blue Jays 6-1 in frustrating start from Logan Webb

The SF Giants dropped their second game against the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Wednesday night, as Logan Webb had one of his worst starts this season against a truly formidable Jays lineup. The Giants have won 13 of their last 16 and hope to keep the heat going into the All-Star break.

Former Giants first baseman Brandon Belt said he wanted to hit a home run off Webb, and while he didn't lead with that, he did manage to hit an RBI double that probably hurt Webb just as badly. In the bottom of the first, the ace struggled immensely against the Jays lineup top to bottom. He faced nine batters and gave up four doubles and two singles to put the Blue Jays up 5-0.

Crazy. That's just the 4th time a pitcher has given up 4 doubles in 1 inning on balls hit under 100 MPH in the entire Statcast era. https://t.co/KixpNb25rl
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) June 28, 2023

To make matters worse, their already lean roster lost Michael Conforto to a hamstring injury after the first inning. In his place, Austin Slater entered the game. In his second at-bat, he hit a solo homer to bring the score to 5-1.

Slater solo shot 💣 pic.twitter.com/A2HVbKnjvw
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) June 29, 2023

The Giants of late typically haven't scoffed at five or even four-run deficits late in the game, but today was an entirely different story. And Logan Webb, despite a horrible first inning, actually finished his outing with four more scoreless innings. He pitched five frames, throwing 92 pitches and striking out five.

But as it often happens in Webb's starts, the offense just couldn't find its rhythm to give him run support. While yesterday's win against Kevin Gausman was possible despite the Giants pitching a full bullpen game, today the Giants floundered offensively against the Blue Jays' bullpen behind their Gausman: Webb. Through eight innings their offense only scored one run off six hits.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Blue Jays struck again. After a double from Cavan Biggio and a single from George Springer, they brought their lead to 6-1. Ross Stripling, who'd only needed 12 pitches to get through the sixth inning, had considerably more trouble getting through his second frame. Still, in his first outing since he was activated from the injured list, Stripling allowed just one run on four hits across three innings pitched with three strikeouts and zero walks.

Despite their weak offensive showing, a special shout-out goes to LaMonte Wade Jr., who singled three times in the leadoff spot, though the Giants simply couldn't capitalize on it.

The SF Giants will look to close the series with a win tomorrow at Rogers Centre. The Giants have not yet named a starter, although it seems like Alex Cobb will be activated from the injured list. Whoever gets the nod will face Chris Bassitt. First pitch is scheduled for 4:07 PM Pacific.