Webb tossed two scoreless frames before the Rockies put a run on the board with a walk and two singles in the third. Three more hits brought a second run in to score in the fifth. Webb would be done after five innings at 94 pitches. He struck out seven. The 28-year-old right-hander will take a 3.19 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, and a 194/39 K/BB ratio across 178 innings into a start against the Diamondbacks in San Francisco on Monday.

Webb scattered seven hits on the day and didn’t walk a batter. The Cubs scratched out a run against him in the opening inning on an RBI single by Ian Happ. They then added solo shots by Dansby Swanson in the second and Michael Busch in the sixth. The 28-year-old right-hander got 13 swings and misses on 94 pitches on the afternoon, posting a strong CSW of 33 percent. He’ll carry a 12-9 record, 3.16 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 187/37 K/BB ratio (173 2/3 innings) into Tuesday’s showdown against the Rockies in Colorado.

It’ll be the first time since 2015 and the first time since Opening Day changed from Monday to Thursday that MLB will go with a solo game the night before the true Opening Day. Even more rare is the Giants getting to open up at home; this will be just the second time since 2009.

Webb averaged 91.8 mph with his sinker tonight, technically a season low (he’d come in at 91.9 mph twice in the second half). He often averaged 93 mph early in the season, but he’s typically been much closer to 92 mph while going 5-3 with a 4.25 ERA since the beginning of July. That he excelled anyway tonight was nice; he hadn’t had a quality start against a strong offense since beating the Dodgers on June 13. He’ll likely make his next start Thursday against the Cubs.