Logan Webb strong for 8 innings, Giants edge Padres

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Logan Webb pitched four-hit ball over eight innings and Luke Williams doubled home the only runs he needed as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Wednesday.

Webb (1-0), who emerged as the Giants’ ace last season, allowed one run. He retired 22 of the final 24 hitters he faced, striking out seven and walking none in a game that wrapped in 2 hours, 11 minutes.

The eight innings pitched were a career high. Through his first two starts, Webb has surrendered two runs over 14 innings.

"He was fantastic," Padres manager Bob Melvin said. "He’s a No. 1 starter for a reason on a really good team. He’s got a really good sinker, really good changeup off that and a good breaking ball. Once he got past the first inning he really got into a rhythm."

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San Francisco Giants' Logan Webb pitches against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Diego lefty Sean Manaea (1-1) was also stingy, holding San Francisco to two runs over six innings of four-hit ball. But Williams’ two-run double in the second erased a 1-0 San Diego lead and wound up being the deciding hit.

Williams said the game plan against Manaea was to target pitches low in the zone.

"The first pitch was a ball, but I was kind of able to see that spot where I wanted to hit it," Williams said. "The second pitch, he threw it right there, just a little more middle, and I put it in play."

Aware that he was on a pitch count of 90-95, Webb lobbied Giants pitching coach Andrew Bailey for a chance to go deep in the game. His previous career high was