Giants observations: Logan Webb struck out 12 in a defeat to the Yankees on Opening Day

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THE NEW YORK The most important game on Thursday's MLB schedule was the opener at Yankee Stadium.

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especially in light of what transpired throughout the offseason. Even the greatest names contributed which was unfortunate for the Giants.

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The final score was 5-0 which was a defeat for a Giants squad hoping to get off to a good start and put a poor offseason deeper in the rearview mirror.

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Cole who joined Webb in breaking team records for strikeouts never really bothered with the lineup which only produced four hits.

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In the bottom of the inning the Yankees (1-0) added two more runs and easily won the game.

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With five strikeouts in the first two innings Webb kept up with Cole early on and never let up.

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In the previous season he only had one game with more than ten strikeouts but that one came in the fifth when he got DJ LeMahieu. Webb then recorded a career-high by striking out Judge a second time.

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On Opening Day he had the most strikeouts of any Giants starter with 12.

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passing the two-homer day in 2017 when Madison Bumgarner struck out 11 Arizona Diamondbacks.

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