Logan Webb Faces Tyler Glasnow Thursday and the Giants Are One Win From Something Special

San Francisco is one game away from sweeping the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, and Logan Webb is the guy tasked with finishing the job Thursday afternoon at Oracle Park. The Giants have already taken the first two games of this series with dominant pitching performances, and now Webb gets his shot to cap off what's been an absolutely electric homestand.

Here's the thing: the Giants have completely shut down the Dodgers' bats so far. Roupp allowed just one run on one hit over five innings in Tuesday's 3-1 win, and Mahle was even better Wednesday, scattering three hits over seven scoreless innings in a 3-0 victory. That's seven total hits given up in 18 innings of baseball. The Dodgers' offense? Nearly non-existent. Teoscar Hernandez hit the only extra-base hit of the series so far, a double in the Tuesday loss. Everything else has been quiet.

Webb Has History Against LA, But the Numbers Are Mixed

Webb is making his 21st career start against the Dodgers on Thursday. Here's the problem: he's only 6-8 with a 4.47 ERA in his first 20 matchups. His current season ERA sits at 5.40 with a 2-2 record, so this isn't peak Webb. But he did get bumped up a day last week, moving ahead of Adrian Hauser in the rotation, and he came through in Washington last Friday to keep the Giants' momentum rolling. San Francisco has won five of their last six games, and that kind of rhythm matters.

Glasnow Wants Revenge, and He's Been Lights Out

The Dodgers are throwing Tyler Glasnow at the Giants, and he's been one of baseball's most dominant starters early on. Glasnow has started four straight Dodgers wins, allowing just nine runs in 25 innings with 29 strikeouts. His last outing was a masterclass: one run and two hits over seven innings at Coors Field in a 7-1 win over Colorado. The 32-year-old has never lost in San Francisco either, going 3-0 with a 2.91 ERA in four career starts.

First-year Giants manager Tony Vitello has already shown he's willing to trust his guys. Patrick Bailey, the catcher who's had his struggles, delivered a three-run homer Wednesday that produced all three runs in the shutout. "That's probably the loudest cheer I've heard out of that locker room," Vitello said about the celebration after the game. "They knew it was coming for him." That's a team that believes in each other. Thursday afternoon at Oracle Park, Webb and the Giants get one more shot to complete something special against one of baseball's most storied franchises.

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