The Giants lost 10-1 to the last-place Washington Nationals, marking a fourth straight loss for the team. And while Logan Webb struggled, the Giants’ offense wasn’t any better.
"You start to get concerned about his overall workload," manager Gabe Kapler said."You're starting to realize that he can't go much further and he's going to have to start getting some quick outs. I think Logan may have felt the pressure of that, as well. He wasn't making his best pitches at that point."
Webb said the night was frustrating, and that describes most of the rotation on this trip. Alex Wood took a step backward on Friday and the Giants will go with an opener -- Scott Alexander -- on Sunday instead of starting Anthony DeSclafani. One of their top depth options -- Sean Manaea -- entered after Webb on Saturday and gave up four quick runs, although he did at least prevent the bullpen from having to carry a heavy load.
The problem for the Giants right now is that the lineup is in an even bigger rut. They managed just five hits and scored one run for the third time in the last 10 games. In July, the Giants are averaging just 3.5 runs per game and rank 29th in the league in OPS. Only the Pittsburgh Pirates have been worse. Kapler often says he likes the approach even when the results aren't there. He admitted the last couple of days haven't even hit that standard.
"There's no quick fix here," he said."It's just a back-to-work mentality, grinding in every at-bat, looking for pitches to drive. It's not the same for every hitter. Each hitter has his own independent approach, but from a team perspective, it's always going to be the look. Especially with the day game tomorrow, it's important that we turn the page quickly and wash off tonight. It was a bad game for us.
"It's been several games, and to some degree or another, we haven't been a very explosive or powerful offense for some time. But as I look at the names on that page I know that we are that explosive, powerful offense. When the bottom of the lineup starts to swing the bats, we're going to score a bunch of runs. Obviously, the middle of the lineup has done a good job of putting together good at-bats throughout the season. We just need to continue to grind.
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