SF Giants lose second straight despite Webb’s gem against Angels

An overpowering performance by Logan Webb wasn t enough for the Giants to overcome their difficulties against left-handed pitchers Friday night Lefty Tyler Anderson gave up no runs in six innings and three relievers finished things off for the Los Angeles Angels in a - win over the Giants at Angels Stadium Webb - was dominant through six innings tying his career high with strikeouts in six innings with no walks He gave up two runs one of them earned and threw pitches of them strikes The Angels - - hitters Mike Trout Jorge Soler and Logan O Hoppe put the ball in play just once and Trout struck out three times It was the first time in franchise history a pitcher struck out walked no one and took the loss Webb stated reporters he was super excited about his change-up which had the Angels flailing all night All those strikeouts piled up the pitch count however and Webb was done trailing by two runs after six innings Five of his strikeouts were on called third strikes After I was done guys are coming up joking with me saying I was a strikeout pitcher Webb revealed I d honestly rather get seven strikeouts and go seven or eight innings and not give up those two runs I got into a lot of deep counts that s just how the championship went It s just the second time the Giants - have lost two in a row this season the first coming on April and in back to back shutout home losses to the Cincinnati Reds The Angels broke a four-game losing streak and are - It was the first of a three-game series and the eighth in a -game road trip which saw the Giants win two of three against the Yankees in New York and split a four-game series with Philadelphia The Giants have struggled against left-handed pitchers coming into the challenge with a batting average against lefties overall and against left-handed starters Anderson - was done after six innings giving up three hits two of them to Jung Hoo Lee with two walks and six strikeouts before giving way to Brock Burke another left-hander Anderson who pitched for the Giants in threw pitches of them strokes He struck out six and walked two Brock Burke another lefty Ryan Zeferjahn and Kenley Jansen finished off the Giants with each pitching a scoreless inning The Giants had four hits and just two runners reach second base none from the fourth through the ninth innings Jansen pitched the ninth for his fifth save and nd of his career Webb retired the first five batters striking four of them before giving up two runs in the second Angels left-hander and former Giant Tyler Anderson pitched the first six innings of a - shutout Friday night at Angels Stadium A P PHoto Zack Neto got the Angels on the board with a run-scoring double at miles per hour that shortstop Willy Adames got a glove on but couldn t handle It brought home Nolan Schaunel who doubled to center Kyren Paris reached on an error by Matt Chapman at third with Chapman cutting in front of Adames with the ball bounding into the outfield to bring Neto home with the second run It took Webb pitches to get out of the inning and led to his removal after the sixth That s a really good performance Giants manager Bob Melvin disclosed We re seeing him with the added pitches being able to strike particular guys out too It was next-level stuff for him But the one inning cost us selected pitches and also cost us one of the runs He pitched great good enough to win the championship NOTES Landon Roupp - starts for the Giants Saturday night against Kyle Hendricks - at p m Friday s encounter was the first time Giants G M Zack Minasian and his older brother Angels G M Perry Minasian faced each other while both held the title of general manager Related Articles SF Giants split series on afternoon featuring hot heads high tempers SF Giants Trivino reflects on earning first success since Can Jimmy Butler fuel a Warriors playoff run like prior midseason acquisitions for Bay Area teams SF Giants enjoy blowout win as every starter reaches base multiple times SF Giants Schmitt already excelling at new position despite inexperience Casey Schmitt was originally in the starting lineup but was scratched with left side tightness in favor of LaMonte Wade Jr Wade didn t start for the second consecutive battle with a left-hander on the mound for the Angels Wade came in hitting -for- with a home run and seven RBIs Schmitt came in hitting -for- with no homers and two RBIs got the start Wade didn t start in the series finale against Philadelphia against lefty Cristopher Sanchez Outfielder Jerar Encarnacion left hand fracture will be in a splint two more weeks before he can begin rehab and is expected to be sidelined eight weeks total Broadcaster and former second baseman Duane Kuiper has the best batting average in Angel Stadium history among all players with at least career at-bats His career slugging percentage of at Angels Stadium is his highest in any ballpark