Kontos tossed three clean innings in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Orioles. He walked two and struck out one.
Kontos was called upon in a long-relief role after starter Matt Cain could only go four innings Friday. He has been stellar as a middle reliever for the Giants this season (2.11 ERA), but it was surprising that manager Bruce Bochy let him go for three innings (39 pitches). While the ERA is a nice surprise, Kontos doesn't strike out enough batters to be relevant in most formats.