What we learned as Logan Webb hits new milestone, Giants homer five times in win

SAN FRANCISCO — With the exception of three games in Phoenix next week, the Giants will spend the rest of the regular season in California. That means that before most games, they’ll have a pretty good idea of whether or not they can make up ground in the wild-card race. Minutes before Monday’s game, they watched as the New York Mets fell short in Philadelphia, losing for a third straight game. After a couple of missed opportunities Saturday and Sunday, the Giants took advantage. Christian Koss and Heliot Ramos sparked a five-run outburst in the sixth and the Giants cruised from there, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on the first night of a huge seven-game homestand. They’re now just three games behind the Mets with 18 to go, although New York holds the tiebreaker, so the Giants essentially are four back. They also picked up a game on the Diamondbacks, who are hoping to make a run of their own.The offensive explosion came after Logan Webb departed, but it was still a big night for the staff ace. He reached 200 strikeouts for the first time and allowed just one earned run (along with three unearned) in six innings. Logan Webb...