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As Jordan Lyles walked off the field after the fifth inning, he dapped up battery mate Jonah Heim, who, in turn, lightly slapped Lyles on his backside with his glove. It was a modest gesture, one that celebrated a resilient outing.
Lyles shook off a rough beginning in Tuesday afternoon’s 4-2 loss to the Giants at Oracle Park to turn in a solid start, allowing two runs across five innings. While Lyles was uncharacteristically unsharp -- his five walks were a season high -- the outing was an encouraging development.
“Once he got through that inning, I felt like he settled down,” said manager Chris Woodward. “He actually was really good the last two, three innings. Once he got ahead of guys, his stuff played up.”