How Webb matched Maddux feat with shutout in Giants’ win vs. A’s – MASHAHER

How Webb matched Maddux feat with shutout in Giants’ win vs. A’s originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Ace Logan Webb made quick work of the Oakland Athletics on Thursday during the Giants’ 1-0 win.

Webb not only tossed a complete-game shutout, but the righty did so in an impressive 1 hour and 55 minutes — the second-shortest game in Oracle Park history.

Webb pitched a similar 1-0 win in under two hours for San Francisco last July in a win over the Colorado Rockies. His two gems make for a historic pair of wins that matches a feat accomplished by one pitcher in league history: Greg Maddux.

Maddux pitched two shutout wins in under two hours for the Atlanta Braves during the 1995 MLB season. Both came against the St. Louis Cardinals, in a span of four starts.

Webb’s two shutouts are the sole two of his six-year Giants career. Maddux, a National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee in 2014, had 36 over his 23-year career.

As mentioned, Webb dominated in his latest start against the A’s.

Webb collected six strikeouts and allowed just five hits; Impressive, considering Oakland had its best month (July) in two years and bore an offense that was MLB’s best.

Webb also extended his lead for most seven-inning starts by two games.

He leads MLB in innings pitched (144.1), too.

The Giants, 54-56, badly needed the win.

And hilariously, before toeing the rubber for a massive ninth inning, Webb was aware of the quickness of the game and got a little sidetracked.

“In the (eighth), with two outs, it was like a weird, random thought — I don’t know why I would think of this — but I almost tried to look at the time on the iPad,” Webb said postgame. “I was like, I probably shouldn’t do that.”

Fortunately, Webb didn’t jinx himself or his team, and his 106 pitches led San Francisco to a win in historic time.

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