Ahmed, Chapman deliver timely hits to propel SF Giants over Mets


by The Mercury News

The Mercury News— Keaton Winn also limited the Mets to one run over six-plus innings in his strongest effort of the season.

SiliconBeat—Logan Webb leads SF Giants over Mets with eight-inning gem. The Giants have a 4-game winning streak behind Webb, who has a 0.93 ERA in those starts and gone 7+ IP in all of them.

SFGate—SF Giants fans think new hit celebration is an ode to NSFW joke. San Francisco Giants players have a new gesture to celebrate hits this season, and there’s a growing consensus among fans that it’s a reference to an infamous gag from the team’s first San Francisco-era title-winning team. Giants fans sound convinced the gesture — where players swipe their hands down across their face, then mime a zipper shutting across their mouth — is a reference to “The Machine,” a gimp gear-wearing character that the Giants’ current hitting coach, Pat Burrell, brought to San...

New York Post—Mets dominated by Giants ace Logan Webb as losing streak hits three. Logan Webb became the second starting pitcher in three days to pitch eight shutout innings against the Mets, who lost 5-1 to the Giants at Oracle Park.