SF Giants ace Logan Webb can take solace knowing other WBC pitchers also had rough Opening Day

SF Giants ace Logan Webb had a really rough outing on Wednesday night against the New York Yankees in the team's regular season opener. Webb gave up seven earned runs in five innings of work, but he can at least take solace in the knowledge that other Team USA pitchers that participated in the World Baseball Classic had a rough first start of the season.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes had a really rough start on Thursday against the New York Mets. He did not even make it out of the first inning, allowing five earned runs on four hits and two walks. If the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner had that rough of an Opening Day start then no one is immune to a bad first outing.

Chicago Cubs ace Matthew Boyd, a former Giant, also got lit up. He allowed six earned runs in 3 and 2/3 innings of work on six hits and a walk.

Logan Webb was not the only WBC pitcher to get lit up on Opening Day

It's a bit odd that all three pitchers had a rough first start when two of them pitched really well in the WBC. Webb was dominant and had a 1.04 ERA in his two starts. Skenes had a 1.08 ERA in his two starts. Boyd got roughed up in his one outing for Team USA, allowing three runs in 2 and 1/3 innings.

Jon Heyman of the New York Post noted on social media that the three pitchers have a collective ERA of 16.39 after their Opening Day disasters. It's too early to completely blame the WBC, but pitching in the event did disrupt the routine those pitchers are used to in spring training so maybe they will have some early hiccups in the year.

Yet, it is just one start. As for Webb, Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow theorized that Webb may have been tipping his pitches since it almost seemed like the Yankees knew what was coming with how often they attacked Webb's first pitch.

That's a pretty easy thing to fix if the coaching staff catches it, so it is far too early to say that Webb lost his stuff as a result of pitching in the WBC or anything like that. Webb did strike out seven batters, including slugger Aaron Judge three times, so he should still be the same reliable ace we have grown accustomed to for years.

Let's just blame Netflix and Bert Kreischer for now and hope that Webb's next start will be much better.