Logan Webb hits new MLB career milestone, shows how far he’s come as Giants ace

SAN FRANCISCO — As a graphic appeared on the scoreboard and the crowd started to rise and cheer, Logan Webb walked slowly back to the dugout at Oracle Park. He stayed focused, because the Giants still were in a close game at the time, but he did sneak one look back at the scoreboard. Webb didn’t need anyone to tell him that he had just reached 200 strikeouts, the reason for the celebration. It has been a goal all season long, and before the game, he joked about it with catcher Patrick Bailey. “I’m only six away,” he told Bailey. “But I’m not counting.”The staff ace ended up getting seven of them, becoming the first Giant to reach 200 strikeouts since Carlos Rodón in 2022 and the first pitcher in the National League to do it this year. His previous career-high was 194, and he’ll end up demolishing that. On a night when the Giants did their best to calm the talk about a playoff push, Webb didn’t shy away from what 200 strikeouts meant to him. He credited Bailey and pitching coach JP Martinez, along with Justin Verlander and Robbie Ray, two veteran mentors who have done it a combined 14 times in the big...