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BOB NIGHTENGALE
MLB

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb keeps finding ways to frustrate Los Angeles Dodgers

SAN FRANCISCO —There’s just something about San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb that’s really starting to get on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ nerves.

Six days ago, he broke their hearts by pitching a gem, even hitting a home run against the San Diego Padres in the regular-season finale, to end the Dodgers’ eight-year reign as NL West champions.

Friday night, in front of a frenzied sellout crowd of 41,934 at Oracle Park, he made history in the Giants’ 4-0 victory against the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NL Division Series, the first postseason game between these two rivals.

“Honestly, it’s crazy to me that we’ve never played each other in the playoffs,’’ Webb said. “So to be a part of that is pretty cool to me.’’

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