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If Logan Webb didn’t have bad luck, he’d have no luck at all.
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb delivers during the first inning of an opening day baseball game against San Diego Padres, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in San Diego. The Giants lost their season opener 6-4 to the Padres on Thursday despite Logan Webb’s strong start and a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning.» It wasn’t perfect, but it was the kind of performance we’ve come to expect from the Giants ace.
» It was a bold move by Bob Melvin to go to Jackson as the man to take the seventh with a one-run lead, and it backfired. It wasn’t their day in a game where both Rogers brothers stayed on the bench. Jackson could be sidelined for a while, so it’s a double whammy for a team that still needs to figure out its sixth—and seventh-inning options.» I won’t blame Ahmed for the little-league steal of home the Padres pulled off the seventh. That was a terrible throw to second by catcher Patrick Bailey.Great teams get production from the bottom of their order.
Miller’s issue has never been stuff; it’s been control. He sure looked in control on Thursday. I’d keep riding him until that control is no longer there.We saw the Giants’ new alternate jerseys in Arizona, and the new Fanatics-made duds looked awful.The Giants’ away grays — a classic jersey if there ever was one — debuted on Thursday and looked like cheap Alibaba knockoffs. Seriously, the Giants have done giveaway jerseys for the first 20,000 fans at the gate with higher quality.
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