"SAN FRANCISCO The big numbers coming into the Giants' season finale were 163, 217 and 30. Those were the respective figures that would define the day for Rafael Devers, Logan Webb and Willy Adames. Webb was gunning for the National League strikeout crown, Devers could achieve the rare feat of playing 163 games and Adames sought a milestone that has been equally evasive for Giants hitters: the 30-homer threshold."
"Adames, moved into the leadoff spot, needed even less time. He attacked the first pitch he saw a belt-high fastball from McCade Brown and sent it on a line-drive trajectory over the 391 sign in center field. With an exit velocity of 105.7 mph and a projected distance of 419 feet, Adames knew the ball was gone the moment it left his bat and, judging by his exaggerated celebration as he rounded the bases, was also well aware of the context of his 30th home run."
"The milestone made Adames' slow start to his Giants career a distant memory. It didn't look possible until a late-season tear that took him from 19 home runs on August 21 to the precipice of 30 entering the final day of the season. Adames slugged nine home runs in 18 games but was stuck on 28 for nearly two weeks until he got No. 29 on Friday night."
The Giants closed their season with a 4-0 win over the Colorado Rockies. Three storylines entering the finale were 163, 217 and 30, tied to Rafael Devers, Logan Webb and Willy Adames. Logan Webb struck out the first batter on four pitches and then struck out the side in the opening inning. Willy Adames was moved to the leadoff spot and homered on the first pitch he saw, a belt-high fastball from McCade Brown, with a 105.7 mph exit velocity and a projected 419-foot distance. Adames finished with 30 homers, the first Giants player to reach that mark since 2004, after a late-season surge that included nine homers in 18 games.
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