Giants waste Webb’s strong start, lose 2-1 to Arizona

Considering there was a moment Sunday when Logan Webb wondered if he was going to get out of the first inning, things went pretty well for the Giants’ ace right-hander against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.

Except, of course, for the bottom line. And that’s becoming a problem where Webb is concerned.

The Giants continued to flail to no avail at the plate with Webb on the mound, and the result was a 2-1 loss to the Diamondbacks on Lourdes Gurriel’s run-scoring double in the ninth inning against Tyler Rogers.

The blow by Gurriel rolled to the fence down the left field line, with the Giants’ positioned in such a way defensively that it gave left fielder Blake Sabol no chance to cut the run off at the plate. Christian Walker, who walked to lead off the inning, built up a head of steam and scored easily with the winning run.

Miguel Castro (2-1) got the win in relief, with Rogers falling to 0-3 with the loss.

The Giants fell to 17-23, winning the first game of a four-game series and then losing the next three. Arizona, currently running second to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the N.L. West, improved to 23-18.

The Giants returned home and will host Philadelphia beginning Monday night and then Miami on Friday.

“You come in, win the first one, and these guys are in second place right now,” Webb told reporters. “You should try and step on their throats . . . it’s close, it’s not like we’re getting our asses kicked every night.”

Webb got a no-decision after failing to capitalize on his onerun allotment, courtesy of Michael

Conforto’s solo home run against starter Brandon Pfaadt in the fourth inning. Arizona got its lone run against Webb on an RBI double into the right field corner from Josh Rojas that scored Geraldo Perdomo from first base in the fifth.

And although Arizona didn’t get its first hit until that inning, you’d have never known it from listening to Webb in the aftermath.

In the first inning, Webb hit Ketel Marte with a pitch with one out and then walked both Corbin Carroll and Christian Walker to load the bases. He got Gurriel to ground to Casey Schmitt at third, who turned the inning-ending double play.

“I couldn’t throw a strike to save my life in that first inning,” Webb said. “I looked at the umpire like, `I can’t throw a strike right now.’ I was kind of pulling off everything and I didn’t have the best command.”