The San Francisco Giants are on a free fall. On Tuesday, they failed anew to break out of a slump, as they suffered an 8-5 loss in the second game of their three-leg set on the road versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Francisco manager Bob Melvin feels that he’s seen enough, and he let everyone know his true feelings about the current state of his team following the latest loss to a divisional rival.
“Terrible game by us today, especially the early portion of the game. When you’re going through losing streaks at least you fight for the most part we have. That was an awful game, Melvin told reporters after the game.
“We made it interesting at the end but didn’t play well. Made [Kyle Harrison] get multiple outs. We had a starter on the ropes every inning. Couldn’t cash in. It’s a bad game and a bad stretch by us,” Melvin added.
The Giants made it interesting late in the contest when they had a big eight inning when Mike Yastrzemski launched a three-run home run to cut San Francisco’s deficit down to three, but the comeback bid ultimately failed for Melvin’s squad.
“Just we just looked like we were running around in quicksand for a while. So is what it is, but doesn’t feel very good when you play like that.
"That was an awful game."
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The Giants got left behind early in the Arizona game, as they let the Diamondbacks score the first three runs. Where the wheels fell off for San Francisco was in the seventh inning, with Gabriel Moreno recording an RBI single followed by a two-run double by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Randal Grichuk added to the party with a single that drove Gurriel home and extended the Diamondbacks’ lead to six.
Harrison took the pitching loss for the Giants, having surrendered three earned runs plus an unearned run on eight hits with five strikeouts in six innings of work. It has been brutal of late for Harrison, who has posted a 6.19 ERA and 1.81 WHIP with a 0-2 record in his last three starts.
Meanwhile, Luke Jackson, who had not surrendered a run in his previous four innings of relief duty through three games, got shelled by the Diamondbacks after replacing Harrison. He gave up four earned runs on four hits in just two-thirds of a frame.
But what seems to have frustrated Melvin more was San Francisco’s offense that just couldn’t capitalize on several opportunities to score. Giants hitters had seven walks to only two by Arizona, but San Francisco. They were just 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position, with Jorge Soler and Matt Chapman going 0-for-2 each in those situations. That has been a running issue for the Giants this season. They woke up Tuesday just 22nd in the big leagues overall with just a .682 OPS when there are runner/s in scoring position.
Soler, Thairo Estrada, and Michael Conforto all combined for zero hits in 12 at-bats in the loss to Arizona.
Giants on the outside looking in of wild card picture despite skid
Even though the Giants have been a mess of late, they are still just 1.5 games behind the third wild-card spot in the National League with a 29-33 record. The Giants will look to end their skid again this Wednesday in the series finale against the Diamondbacks.
