WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. It was touch and go there for a while, but the on Saturday night once again looked like
Matt Chapman shined in his Willy Adames had his most productive night of the season, and did not disappoint his many friends and family members in attendance in a 7-2 win over the Athletics at Sutter Health Park.
Chapman singled and scored twice in his first game since June 8, and Adames four RBIs as the Giants won for the third time in the last eight games.
Heliot Ramos, who was hit by a Luis Severino pitch in the first inning, responded of the season in the fifth inning. That gave San Francisco a 5-1 lead, much to the delight of the thousands of Giants fans present at the intimate minor league park.
Second baseman Brett Wisely doubled a Sean Newcomb fastball to right center to score two more runs and give his team a 7-1 lead, as the Giants went on to level the series at one win apiece with the rubber match on Sunday night. San Francisco on Friday.
Webb, a native of nearby Rocklin, allowed two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings surviving a delicate sixth inning as he improved to 3-1 in his last five starts and 8-6 for the season.
In the sixth, Webb allowed two doubles, including an RBI double to Nick Kurtz that cut the As lead to 7-2. But with one out and the bases loaded, Webb used a 91 mph sinker on a 2-2 count to get As outfielder Tyler Soderstrom to ground into a 4-6-3 double play and end the threat.
Giants manager Bob Melvin allowed Webb to come out for the seventh, and Webb responded by striking out Max Muncy and Zack Gelof to start the inning. But after Webb allowed a Denzel Clarke double and a walk to Lawrence Butler, Melvin took him out and replaced him with Randy Rodr穩guez, who got Jacob Wilson to pop up.
Chapman missed 23 games with right-hand inflammation after he injured himself on a dive back to first base on an attempted pickoff play in a game against the Atlanta Braves. The Giants went 9-14 in his absence, going from being in a tie for the National Leagues first wild-card position to being one game out of a playoff spot.
Melvin was fuming during the top half of the first inning.
Back-to-back Giants hitters were hit by inside 95 mph sinkers from Severino. Ramos was hit on the left hand, knocking off his padding, and Chapman, who had just been activated off the injured list, was hit on what appeared to be his left triceps.
One batter later, Adames made Severino and the As pay with a two-run single up the middle to score Chapman and Rafael Devers, who had reached on a fielders choice.
In the third inning, an Adames single to left scored Chapman and Jung Hoo Lee for a 4-1 Giants lead.
Melvin and the Giants had eagerly awaited Chapmans return.
In his last 11 games before he landed on the IL in June, Chapman had been playing his best baseball of the season, going 15 for 38 (.395) with five doubles, three homers, five RBIs, and five walks.
Its huge to have him back, Melvin said before Saturdays game. Not just the production part and what he does on the field, its his presence in the dugout, on the field and the clubhouse.
Webb was pitching in the park thats about a half-hour away from his childhood home in Rocklin. It is unclear how many of Webbs friends and family members, but it was more than enough for him and the Giants to feel like it was their home and not one for the As.
Webb, who lasted at least six innings in each of his previous 11 starts, first pitched in West Sacramento in 2019, when he made a start for the River Cats in his Triple-A debut. In that game on Aug. 12 against Nashville, Webb struck out seven and allowed one earned run in seven innings.
Saturday, Webb needed just 31 pitches to get through the first three innings.
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