Giants Pitching Shines In 3-0 Shutout
SAN JOSE, CA -Logan Webb and DJ Myers combined on a one-hit shutout Sunday afternoon as the San Jose Giants earned a 3-0 victory over the Lancaster JetHawks at Municipal Stadium. The shutout was San Jose's fifth of the season as the Giants (22-15) have now won two out of
SAN JOSE, CA -
Webb pitched the first three innings on Sunday with no hits allowed, one walk and four strikeouts. The right-hander retired nine out of the ten batters he faced. Myers (3-1) then finished the game with six scoreless innings to pick-up the win. Myers surrendered just one hit - a fourth-inning single to
Webb began his afternoon with a perfect top of the first registering a pair of strikeouts before pitching around a one-out walk in the second. Webb then cruised through a 1-2-3 top of the third inning to complete his shortened start.
With the game still scoreless, Myers relieved Webb to begin the top of the fourth and retired the first two batters he faced before Ramos lined a single into left in what turned out to be the JetHawks' only hit of the day. Myers though came back to set down the next hitter,
Following a 1-2-3 top of the fifth thrown by Myers, the Giants broke through against Lancaster starter
In the top of the sixth, Myers plunked
The Giants then extended their lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh. Back-to-back singles from Heyward and
With a 3-0 lead, Myers returned to the mound in the top of the eighth and struck out two batters in a 1-2-3 frame. Myers then cruised through the ninth as
Dennis (2-6) suffered the loss for the JetHawks despite a solid six-inning start. Dennis allowed one run and two hits. He walked three and struck out nine.
Notes
* The Webb/Myers duo combined to retire 27 out of 30 batters faced.
* The Giants out-hit the JetHawks 5-1.
* The one hit allowed by San Jose was their lowest total in a game this season (previous low: two hits).
* Over his last three appearances, Myers has thrown 15 scoreless innings with five hits surrendered, three walks and 17 strikeouts.
* Webb lowered his season ERA to 2.35 through eight appearances (seven starts).
* Murphy (1-for-3, RBI) was playing in his first game with San Jose. He was acquired by the San Francisco Giants from the Atlanta Braves in a trade last week.
* Lancaster, the league leader in batting average and runs scored, was shutout for just the second time this season (both by the Giants).
* Pitcher
On Deck
The Giants and JetHawks conclude their four-game series on Monday evening with first pitch at Municipal Stadium scheduled for 6:30 PM.