By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Tuesday, May 11, 2021

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb picked up the win against the Texas Rangers at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Tue May 11, 2021 (@SFGiants photo)

San Francisco got a quality start from Logan Webb on Tuesday, as the Giants defeated Texas 4-2 in interleague play at Oracle Park.

Webb struck out a career-high 10 in six innings as the Giants swept the two-game set from the Rangers, who are 0-5 against National League opponents this season.

Webb (2-3) earned his first win in his last three starts. He surrendered two runs and three hits. Jake McGee threw a perfect ninth inning for his 10th save.

Brandon Belt and Mike Yastrzemski each drove in runs for San Francisco.

Rangers starter Jordan Lyles (1-3) gave up two runs in five innings, while logging six strikeouts. Lyles won his first start of 2021, but has since dropped three straight decisions.

David Dahl hit his third home run of the season for the Rangers. His shot to left-center cut the Giants’ lead to 4-2. But the San Francisco bullpen responded with three scoreless innings.

Joey Gallo’s run-scoring groundout gave Texas a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. The Giants responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the first on an RBI double by Yastrzemski and a base hit by Belt,

San Francisco added two more runs in the sixth on Texas third baseman Charlie Culberson’s throwing error.

The Rangers were 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position, helping San Francisco maintain MLB’s best home record at 14-4. The Giants have won five of their last six games at Oracle Park, but are 8-10 on the road,

Belt left the game in the eighth inning with what was called “mild tightness” in his left side. Giants manager Gabe Kapler called the move “precautionary.” San Francisco second baseman Donovan Solano, who has been on the injured list since April 22 with a calf strain, took BP and ground balls on Monday. He’s expected to go on a rehab assignment while the Giants are on the road.

The Giants open a four-game series in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Right-hander Anthony DeSclafani (2-1, 2.40) will start the series opener for San Francisco,