SFGiants pitcher Keaton Winn was solid in his first big league start but got little offensive backing in a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays that included the ejections of J.D. Davis and Gabe Kapler.
It was a hot day in Toronto, and the temperature got turned up even higher in the third inning. After taking a called third strike that ended the inning instead of loading the bases, J.D. Davis showed his frustration and was immediately ejected by home plate umpire John Tumpane.
Gabe Kapler came out to argue after Davis was tossed, and he also got ejected. It was the first career ejection for Davis and the second as a Giant for Kapler, who had four in two years in Philadelphia but didn't get ejected until his 328th game with the Giants. Tumpane later walked up to the visiting dugout to have a chat with bench coach and acting manager Kai Correa. On at least a couple of occasions early in the game, the Giants could be heard yelling that Bassitt was balking.Winn was about to finish off a spectacular starting debut when Guerrero took him deep, but he still did more than enough to earn another look in the rotation.
Even with the low pitch count, the Giants had their bullpen humming in the fifth and sixth. Winn pitched five innings out of the bullpen last week, but his season-high as a starter in Triple-A was 4 1/3 and he seemed to tire a bit in the sixth. His worst pitch of the night was the middle-middle splitter to Guerrero, who hit it 111 mph.
Winn ended up throwing just 67 pitches in six innings and allowing the two runs on three hits. He struck out three and walked one. Before the game, Kapler said he wanted to see a young pitcher make it"impossible" to move him back to the bullpen. Winn certainly made a strong case.With Mike Yastrzemski and Mitch Haniger on the IL and Michael Conforto dealing with hamstring tightness, Joc Pederson made his first start of the season in left field.
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