Do the San Francisco Giants have MLB's best starting pitching staff? They sure do look to have a case after going nine straight starts to begin the season with two earned runs or fewer allowed by the starters. In Cleveland, Carlos Rodón, Anthony DeSclafani, and Alex Wood led the Giants to a series sweep. San Francisco is 7-2 and has allowed the fewest runs in baseball by far.
Offensively, it's largely been a grind thus far. Their expected numbers have consistently been ahead of their actual results. That's a good sign, as expected numbers are more predictive of future performance. Sure enough, on Sunday, the offense seemed to finally break through. Brandon Belt and Thairo Estrada homered, and several SF Giants had good days at the plate. Joc Pederson has been swinging the bat well all season.
Now the Giants go to New York to face the Mets. If anyone has rivaled the Giants' pitching so far this year it's been the Mets. On paper, this is a heavyweight matchup of two of the game's best pitching staffs. On Tuesday, the matchup is set to be Logan Webb against Max Scherzer. The Giants seem well positioned to win at least a couple of games in New York, especially considering that the Mets are dealing with a couple of key absences on the Covid-19 IL.
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