The San Francisco Giants needed reliever Spencer Howard to give them a good start on Saturday and he did just that.
Howard made his first start at the Major League level in two years when the Giants slid him into the rotation between Logan Webb on Friday and Keaton Winn on Sunday, the latter of whomTo make it more ironic for the 27-year-old California native, he was making that start against his former team.
Howard threw 74 pitches in 4.2 inning, 53 of which were strikes. He walked three, struck out two and left with a 3-1 lead. Miller ended up taking the victory as San Francisco won, 3-1. He was solid in two relief outings with the Giants since he was called up on May 28. Howard had a 2.08 ERA in 8.2 innings, giving up nine hits. He struck out seven and walked none. He last pitched on Tuesday against theNothing in his body of work this season at Triple-A Sacramento suggested he would be this good for San Francisco. With the River Cats, he had a 1-2 record with a 5.90 ERA in 10 games. He struck out 35 and walked eight.The former second-round pick of the Phillies went 1-2 with a 5.
With Texas in 2022 he went 2-4 with a 7.41 ERA in 10 games . In 2023 Howard began the season hurt and was ultimately traded by the Rangers in late July after giving up four earned runs in 3.1 innings.acquired Howard but he lasted a month at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before his release. The Giants picked him up in late September and stashed him in the minors.
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