MIAMI -- Logan Webb became the Giants' first pitcher to go eight or more innings in three consecutive starts since Madison Bumgarner in June 2015. Coincidentally, Miami earned its first home sweep of the Giants since June 30-July 2, 2015, in San Francisco's 2-1 loss on Sunday at loanDepot Park.
In four starts in June, Webb has posted a 0.87 ERA, allowing only three earned runs over 31 innings after returning from the injured list with right knee bursitis on May 9. Part of the reason manager Tony Vitello believes Webb has been able to log so many innings recently is because of that break.
The leadership Webb brings and the way he prepares for each game are qualities that Vitello also believes can have an impact on younger players, particularly when it comes to adjusting a gameplan mid-game.
"He's fearless, and he's more intense than the average guy," Vitello said. "Everybody shows their intensity differently on the mound, but you can see it when he's out there that there's nothing more important to him in the world than competing in that moment."
That intensity was evident early Sunday when Webb walked back to the dugout and screamed into his glove after surrendering a home run to Kyle Stowers in the second inning.
"Any time anything happens against him, he's not used to it," Vitello said. "But the thing that you know and trust about him is he's going to go back out there with a clean slate. If anything, if he is frustrated, he just turns it into determination -- and he looked determined as hell all day."
One of the biggest things that allowed Webb to go deep was because he was attacking hitters and inducing early contact, throwing 47 pitches out of 103 in the zone (70 strikes in total).
The right-hander has started using his four-seamer more frequently in June -- especially with two strikes -- throwing it 17.3% of the time in June, compared to 10.5% from April through May entering Sunday's game.
Opponents entered Sunday hitting .154 against Webb's four-seamer this season, but he noticed early that the Marlins were trying to attack the pitch.
"I feel like most people try to sit on my changeup. It didn't feel like they were [doing that]," Webb said.
He then relied mostly on the changeup, generating a 33% whiff rate, with four of his five strikeouts coming on the pitch.
The Marlins had only two at-bats with runners in scoring position. The first came in the fourth inning, when Otto Lopez doubled to drive in Stowers from first. The second came in the eighth, when Connor Norby singled and advanced to second on a sacrifice fly by Jakob Marsee.
There was a quick mound visit before Webb faced Griffin Conine in the eighth, and the right-hander needed only an 85.2 mph changeup to finish his outing.
"Tony trusts me," Webb said. "Had a good meeting on the mound and everyone chimed in and came up with a pitch, and last second I changed the pitch, so that was good."
Webb has been calling his own pitches recently, particularly since returning from the injured list. He said he hopes that in a start or two he will no longer need to do so.
The decision stemmed from his unfamiliarity with catchers Daniel Susac and Eric Haase, as well as his struggles before the injury.
"I was with [Patrick Bailey] for a long, long period of time, so there is a trust factor there," Webb said. "I am not saying I don't trust [Susac and Haase], but sometimes I might see something or feel a way, and just thought it's easier for me to show them how I think or how I want to pitch."
Bailey was traded to the Guardians in exchange for pitching prospect Matt Wilkinson and the 29th overall pick in the 2026 Draft.