Blach played baseball and tennis for Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado. He then played college baseball at Creighton University. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round (178th overall) of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut in 2013 for the San Jose Giants. In 22 games (20 starts), he went 12–4 with a 2.90 earned run average (ERA), 117 strikeouts and 18 base on balls in ​130 1⁄3 innings. He spent the 2014 season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels where he was 8-8 with a 3.13 ERA in 25 starts. Blach spent 2015 with the Sacramento River Cats where he compiled an 11-12 record and a 4.46 ERA in 27 starts.\n', '

The Giants added Blach to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season. Before being called up by the Giants, Blach spent 2016 with Sacramento where he pitched to a 14-7 record with a 3.43 ERA in 26 starts. \n', '

Blach was promoted to the Major Leagues for September call-ups on September 1, 2016. Blach made his major league debut on September 5, 2016 against the Colorado Rockies. He entered the game in the bottom of the sixth inning and pitched three scoreless innings while allowing one hit. On October 1, 2016, in his second MLB start, Blach pitched eight shutout innings against Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing three hits and securing his first win. He also had his first and second MLB hits against Kershaw. Blach was the winning pitcher in Game 3 of the 2016 NLDS against the Chicago Cubs after pitching two scoreless innings in relief. In four games (two starts) for San Francisco, he was 1-0 with a 1.06 ERA.\n', '

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