Logan Webb has simply had enough of the Giants’ skid, especially after their 4-2 loss to the Reds on Friday night.
The Giants, who lost Webb’s start despite his seven solid innings, have gone 3-7 in their last 10 games and have only scored an average of three runs during the rough stretch.
Additionally, since scoring at least five runs against the Mets in back-to-back wins on April 22 and 23, they have averaged 2.9 runs over 15 games.
“It’s dogs–t, to be honest, as a whole,” Webb said of the team’s slump on Friday night. “It’s frustrating. It’s not good enough.”
Their trouble has come without catcher Patrick Bailey behind the plate.
He was on the injured list for a concussion until Saturday, with the Giants putting him in the third slot in the batting order against Cincinnati in a matinee at Oracle Park.
“We lost our mojo,” manager Bob Melvin told reporters after the game while shaking his head.
Webb tried to take matters into his own hands on Friday, but with the offense that went silent after the second inning, it wasn’t enough to stop the Reds.
Webb tried to keep the MLB’s leader in stolen bases, Elly De La Cruz, and Stuart Fairchild at bay on the bases but failed without Bailey’s arm.
De La Cruz stole two bases, giving him 25 on the season, and he scored both times.
Fairchild also added a run on an inside-the-park home run.
“Look, you can’t give these guys extra bases,” Melvin said. “Certainly one of them ended up costing us a run. When you’re not scoring many runs, you’ve got to play perfect defense or you can’t make mistakes. It was a combination of things.”
Webb pitched seven innings, allowing three runs and eight hits, and recorded six strikeouts in the first contest of the three-game series against the Reds.
In five of his nine starts, he has pitched for seven innings or more, holding an ERA of 3.38.
“He gave up three runs, only two earned, seven innings — still pitched good enough,” Melvin added of Webb. “When you only score two runs, then it’s going to be a problem.”
