On Friday in Washington, Jeff Samardzija allowed five runs over seven innings.
He gave up six hits and two walks, while striking out five.
He lost his fourth straight start.
"Well what I saw in Friday's game got me excited about the guy," Mike Krukow said on KNBR 680 on Monday. "... The last couple of outings what I've seen is now he's got a curveball. He's got a knuckle curveball and it's a damn good one. He threw that a bunch in his last outing.