Webb pitches SF past Dodgers‘BACKYARD’ BASEBALL: Webb was met with a rousing ovation in the eighth when he waved his pitching hand and walked off the field after outpitching the DodgersAP, SAN FRANCISCOLogan Webb on Friday pumped his fists as he set down a star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers lineup all game long, then raised his pitching hand in appreciation after a masterful post-season debut. The San Francisco Giants’ Logan Webb walks off the field after being relieved in the eighth inning of Game 1 of their National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Friday. “He’ll calm me down.”Kris Bryant and Brandon Crawford also homered to back a combined five-hitter by Webb and a pair of relievers. Webb waved his pitching hand walking off to a rousing ovation in the eighth after a two-out single by Mookie Betts. Kike Hernandez had five of Boston’s 20 hits, including a homer and three doubles, becoming Boston’s first player with four extra-base hits in a post-season game.

Source: Taipei Times October 09, 2021 15:56 UTC