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San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb pitches during the first inning of a game against the Brewers on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n
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San Francisco Giants outfielder Victor Bericoto tosses his bat after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n
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MILWAUKEE \u2014 With their pitching at a low ebb for more than a month and the team spiraling to the bottom of the league, the San Francisco Giants <\/a>turned to their ace,\u00a0Logan Webb<\/a>.<\/p>\n Just a start away from the injured list, Webb was magnificent on Wednesday, retiring the first 15 Brewers hitters and not allowing a hit until, with one out in the seventh, Brice Turang hit a line drive into left past diving third baseman Matt Chapman.\u00a0<\/p>\n San Francisco didn\u2019t light up the scoreboard, but rookie Victor Bericoto, in the big leagues all of 13 days, belted a homer into the Giants\u2019 bullpen, a solo shot in the fifth that was the first of his career and which provided San Francisco a 1-0 victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Webb, an All-Star last year, missed nearly three weeks with a knee injury last month and he\u2019s not having the type of season he usually enjoys, coming into the game with a 2-4 record and a 5.06 ERA.\u00a0<\/p>\n He likes pitching against Milwaukee though, and he might be the only one who does. Webb entered the evening with a 4-0 record and a 2.08 ERA against the Brewers in seven lifetime starts, and he got right to work sitting their hitters down, vintage Webb with many a grounder and a sprinkling of strikeouts.<\/p>\n He emphasized that always special\u00a0changeup even more than usual, throwing it 26 times, all to the Brewers\u2019 many left-handed hitters (six of them and switch-hitter Luis Rengifo) and he threw the sinker a little less \u2014 also 26 of them, but he was averaging 38% sinkers entering the game. His command was superb: Webb got 22 called strikes.\u00a0<\/p>\n San Francisco Chronicle Logo<\/p>\n Make us a Preferred Source to get more of our news when you search.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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