Giants win another road series game beating Braves

San Francisco Giants Matt Chapman, right, gets congrats by Michael Conforto, left, after hitting a home run to center field during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)Jason Allen/Associated Press

2024.07.04 – Matt Chapman hit a go-ahead homer in the Giants’ three-run fourth inning as the San Francisco Giants beat Charlie Morton’s Atlanta Braves 4-2 and take the series.

Starter Logan Webb recovered from a rough start in his latest strong performance at Truist Park as San Francisco took two of three games from the Braves for its third consecutive series win.

Webb (7-6) gave up two runs in the first but then threw six scoreless innings to improve to 3-0 over five career starts in Atlanta.

“It’s an awesome atmosphere, an awesome stadium,” Webb said.

Overall, he allowed two runs in seven innings.

“I feel like I was able to settle in,” Webb said before adding he was frustrated by his first-inning struggles. Entering the game, his 4.50 ERA in the first was more than a run higher than his 3.12 mark overall.

“I’ve got to figure something out about the first inning,” Webb said. “I don’t know what it is. I can’t tell you. I can’t keep giving up two or three runs every first inning.”

Giants’ closer Camilo Doval pitched the ninth for his 16th save, including two in the series. Marcell Ozuna led off the ninth with an infield hit before Doval got three consecutive outs, including strikeouts of Matt Olson and Adam Duvall.

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2024.07.04 (Giants vs Braves) See Full Highlights

San Francisco Giants Matt Chapman, right, hits a home run to center field during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)Jason Allen/Associated Press

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The Giants’ adventures on the road tell the story of how San Francisco have fallen behind this year.

The 1-5 road trip through Chicago, Birmingham, Ala., and St. Louis — turned heavy with the news of Willie Mays’ death — made even more lopsided the 16-25 road record they carried into one of the toughest trips this season against Atlanta and Cleveland.

Despite the troubles a thinned rotation presented an overworked bullpen, the Giants brought across the country a little momentum with series wins over the Cubs and Dodgers. The result: a third straight series win in muggy Atlanta on the 4th of July.

“It was obviously a rough road trip,” third baseman Chapman said. “I think it gives our team confidence to know that no matter if we have guys injured or who is in this room, we believe in them and can compete with anybody.”

The Braves aren’t at their peak, but the Giants met them toe-to-toe in each of the three games.

Webb came into his start with a 4.08 road ERA compared with his 2.13 home ERA. The Braves scored two runs in the first. Jarred Kelenic led off the inning with a single and he moved to third on Ozzie Albies’ double off the wall in right. Mike Yastrzemski’s throw short-hopped to the cutoff man, first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. The error allowed Kelenic to score. Albies scored on a sacrifice fly by Austin Riley.

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Patrick Bailey #14 of the San Francisco Giants tags out Matt Olson #28 of the Atlanta Braves at the plate during the fourth inning at Truist Park on July 4, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.Casey Sykes/Getty Images

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To counter, Webb and catcher Patrick Bailey decided to lean more on Webb’s slider. He threw it 32 times and got six swings-and-misses as it fueled him through six subsequent scoreless innings along with five strikeouts.

“It’s probably the best I’ve felt throwing it since 2021,” Webb said. “I feel like I jinx myself whenever I say that because last couple of years, I have stints where I feel like it’s good and it goes away. I feel really good about my mechanics and what I’m doing. I probably should have thrown a couple more sliders in the first inning.”

The Braves didn’t have more than one hit in any inning after the first.

“It’s on the offense,” catcher Sean Murphy said. “We didn’t plate the guys we needed to.”

Morton (5-5) allowed four runs, three earned, in 5 1/3 innings.

Heliot Ramos hit a tying two-run homer 424 feet to center field in the fourth. With one out, Chapman hit the go-ahead shot, his 12th, off Morton to left.

Chapman added a run-scoring double in the sixth for the Giants, who have won seven of the last 10 games.

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)

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The Braves took a 2-0 lead in the first. Ozzie Albies’ double and a throwing error by right fielder Yastrzemski allowed Jerred Kelenic to score from first. Austin Riley’s sacrifice fly drove in Albies.

“Recently, we’ve been hitting some home runs,” manager Bob Melvin said. “They’ve had a huge impact not only on the score of the game, but how we feel about ourselves when we know we can score quickly. To win against a really good team coming up on a break — three good teams in a row — it adds to the confidence.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Giants: LHP Blake Snell (left abductor strain) threw five no-hit innings for Triple-A Sacramento and recorded nine strikeouts in what is expected to be his final rehab outing before returning to San Francisco’s rotation next week. The return of the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner comes after LHP Kyle Harrison (right ankle sprain) is expected to come off the injured list to start Saturday at Cleveland. … X-rays on Yastrzemski’s right elbow were negative after he was hit by a pitch in the fourth. He is day to day with a bruised elbow.

Braves: SS Orlando Arcia (abscessed tooth) missed his third straight game and again remained at home. Arcia could land on the injured list if he is not improved by Friday. … The Braves also could be nearing an IL decision with OF Ramón Laureano (lower back soreness). … Manager Brian Snitker said he was fine after being drilled on the dugout steps by a foul ball hit by Albies on Wednesday night. While the ball hit the 68-year-old manager below his belt, Snitker said it was “a little high” to avoid a more painful result.

UP NEXT

Giants: San Francisco is expected to use an opener from its bullpen at Cleveland on Friday night.

Braves: Atlanta will begin a weekend series against NL East leader Philadelphia when LHP Max Fried (7-3, 2.91 ERA) faces Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (9-4, 3.43).