SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb hit nine in eight sparkling innings, and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 on Saturday night.
Webb (11-5) allowed five hits and walked away with two in his second straight win. He pitched seven effective innings in a 6-4 win in Oakland last weekend.
“His move was very good,” said Pirates manager Derek Shelton. “He could do it at any point during the entire count.”
Camilo Doval made three outs for his 17th save. Greg Allen went with an out, stole second place, and moved up to third with a groundout. But Rodolfo Castro fringed to the left for the final.
LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a solo homer and helped San Francisco to their fifth win in seven games. Wade also doubled, meeting Joc Pederson’s double in the first.
Wade has hit .187 (14 for 75) in 30 games since leaving the injured list but has hit 5 for 13 (.385) in his last six games.
“My bats were better,” he said. “I’m trying to keep working on it, little by little. I think it’s definitely going my way.”
Castro had two hits in Pittsburgh’s fifth loss in six games. Tyler Beede (1-2), who broke into the majors with San Francisco in 2018, allowed two runs and three hits in three innings while serving as an opener for the Pirates.
Webb improved to 8-3 in 13 starts that year at Oracle Park. The Pirates loaded bases on Tucupita Marcano’s double in the eighth and went to pinch hitters Josh VanMeter and Bryan Reynolds, but Webb escaped the jam by beating Ben Gamel.
Webb appreciated being left in the game by manager Gabe Kapler.
“After I ran Reynolds, Kap said, ‘Okay, let’s go,'” Webb said.
Webb also helped himself with a nice defensive play in the third, picking up Kevin Newman’s soft grounder and plunging to first base for the out.
Wade led the third with a drive to right center for his sixth homer. It was Wade’s fourth multi-hit game of the season.
TRAINING ROOM
Pirates: 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes was not in the lineup due to back spasms. Castro replaced him. Shelton reiterated that Hayes, 25, could be given occasional breaks to keep him playable overall. “We’re going to try to give him as much relief as we can,” Shelton said. “Hopefully we can ease the discomfort.” … CF Reynolds continues to play regularly despite an oblique injury. The Switch hitter started Saturday, a day after his streak of reaching base in 10 straight games ended.
Giants: Kapler said C. Joey Bart, who is struggling with a sprained right ankle, could play if needed in an emergency. Bart is day to day. He ran onto the field during batting practice on Saturday.
NEXT
The Pirates and Giants wrap up their season series Sunday at Oracle Park. Zach Thompson (3-9, 5.08 ERA) starts for Pittsburgh and Alex Wood (8-9, 4.17 ERA) pitches for San Francisco. Wood is 3-4 with a 4.42 ERA in 10 starts at home compared to 5-5 with a 3.94 ERA in 12 road outings.