SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb thrust his arms in the air, his mouth agape with incredulity after witnessing young center fielder Luis Matos pull off a brilliant home run robbery in the fourth inning of the Giants’ 4-1 win over the Dodgers in Wednesday night’s series finale at Oracle Park.
Teoscar Hernández opened the frame by sending a drive deep out to right-center field, but Matos glided back to the warning track and made a perfectly timed leap at the wall, using every inch of his bright teal glove to pull the ball back and keep the Dodgers off the board.
Matos came down hard after banging his left knee on the chain-link fence — bringing back painful memories of an eerily similar play that left Jung Hoo Lee with a dislocated left shoulder on Sunday — but the 22-year-old Venezuelan managed to brush off the impact and avoid becoming the Giants’ latest injury concern.
Matos’ jaw-dropping catch helped Webb spin six scoreless innings and snap his three-game losing streak, giving the Giants their first win in six games against the rival Dodgers this year. Webb gave up only three hits while walking three and striking out five, lowering his ERA to 3.03 through 10 starts in 2024.
