Webb leads sweep

SF 7  LA 3

Giants starter Logan Webb threw seven innings and allowed only two runs. Meanwhile the Giants lineup knocked Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin out of the game with a four-run 6th. That formula usually works and it did again today.

Webb has thrown seven innings in eight of his fifteen starts. He got twelve ground balls this afternoon in LA. The Dodgers were pesky and managed eight hits but Webb limited the walks (two) and kept the ball in the yard. He struck out five and had a double play behind him.

In the 6th Luis Matos came up with runners on second and third and one out and he doubled them both home on a 3-2 pitch. The Giants 3-2 lead was suddenly 5-2 and the winning rally was in full swing. I thought that was the big hit of the game. Webb put up a zero in the bottom half of the 6th and another in the 7th. Luke Jackson pitched a scoreless 8th. Scott Alexander made a mess in the 9th, loading the bases with one out, and they called on Camilo Doval. He hit a batter to make it 7-3 but then got the next two guys out.

The Giants haven’t swept a series in LA since 2012. That was a good year. Like I said yesterday: savor it!

The Padres come to San Francisco for four games starting Monday night (6:45 PT).

Go Giants!

–M.C.

p.s. Take a look at the standings (SF 39-32, LA 39-33)!