It was after the Giants swept the Houston Astros in early April that Landen Roupp provided a message to the baseball world.

Don’t let that recent seven-game losing streak throw you off. Instead, think of the long game for the reigning World Series ...

The 21-year-old southpaw is an Oregon native from the same high school, Jesuit, that produced MLB pitchers and former first-round draft picks Mick Abel (Phillies) and Noble Meyer (Marlins).