SF Giants look to get back on track against Flaherty, Tigers

“I feel like I’ve been going in the right direction the entire year,” Flaherty told the Detroit News. “Just, more mentally than anything, I have kind of talked myself into saying I wasn’t doing great. But I’ve been throwing the ball well. I’ve had a couple of rough innings, but I still feel like I’m throwing the ball well. But there’s still another level to get to.”

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Giants (Logan Webb) vs. Tigers (Jack Flaherty) Preview

His last two outings are more indicative of why the Tigers re-signed Jack Flaherty as a free agent after dealing him to the Los Angeles Dodgers for two prospects at the trade deadline.

Flaherty held Toronto to two runs in 5 2/3 innings while striking out six on May 16. In his last outing on Thursday, Flaherty (2-6, 4.39 ERA) gave up three runs on just three hits in 6 2/3 innings — his longest start this season.

“We have a ton of belief in Jack,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “Not just because of all the work he’s done, but because of what he brings to the table every day. What we saw in his fastball the last outing was encouraging. What we know he’s going to bring with the spin is really encouraging.

“When it comes to his attack plan, we have a ton of belief because he has a lot of options. He can go to a lot of different things and when he puts it all together, as he has so often in his career, he can put together some special games.”

Jack Flaherty is 1-2 with a 5.26 ERA in five career starts against the Giants.

San Francisco will have its ace, Logan Webb, on the mound. Webb (5-4, 2.67 ERA) had a string of three consecutive quality starts broken in his last outing, giving up six runs (three earned) and 10 hits in four innings against Kansas City on Wednesday.

“I thought they had a good approach. Going into it, I knew it would be a grindy game, that’s a team that I don’t necessarily match up well with,” Webb said. “They don’t chase a ton and make a lot of contact. … Just kind of a bad job by me.”

Prior to Wednesday, Webb had given up two or fewer runs in seven of his 10 starts

“Just kind of an off day for him,” manager Bob Melvin said.