9:10 pm
April 3

Giants @ Mariners

Who will WIN this matchup?

San Francisco Giants (0-1)

@ Seattle Mariners (1-0)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Webb (SF): 0-0; 0.00 ERA

Flexen (SEA) 0-0; 0.00 ERA

 

Current odds:

San Francisco Giants: (-115)

Seattle Mariners: (+105)

 

•  If the Cactus League gave out a Cy Young Award, San Francisco’s Logan Webb would have been the favorite. Webb went 2-0 with a 0.53 ERA in five spring starts, allowing seven hits and only one run in 17 innings while walking two and striking out 22. That earned the 24-year-old right-hander a spot in the Giants’ rotation. He will make his 2021 regular-season debut when San Francisco closes out a three-game series Saturday night in Seattle.

• The Giants won 6-3 Friday night as Buster Posey and Evan Longoria both homered for the second consecutive game. San Francisco blew a five-run lead in the season opener and fell 8-7 in 10 innings. There were no guarantees entering spring training for Webb, who was 5-7 with a 5.36 ERA in 21 games (19 starts) over the previous two seasons. With his outstanding spring, plus left-hander Alex Wood (lower back strain) starting the season on the 10-day injured list, Webb’s spot in the rotation was sealed.

• Webb hopes that continues against the Mariners, against whom he is 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA in one career start. He will be opposed by right-hander Chris Flexen, who signed with Seattle after pitching last season in South Korea, where he went 8-4 with a 3.01 ERA in 21 starts for the Doosan Bears.

• Depending upon how long Flexen lasts Saturday, the Mariners might need to lean heavily on a bullpen that has looked mediocre through the first two games. Seattle relievers have yielded five runs (four earned) in seven innings.

• Even though the Mariners blew a ninth-inning lead Thursday, they emerged with a win. They weren’t as fortunate Friday when Drew Steckenrider took the loss, allowing three runs after entering a tie game in the seventh inning.

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