The SF Giants have dropped 14 of their last 15 games at home. When was the last time they did that? According to Justice delos Santos of The Mercury News, that is the franchise’s worst stretch since 1901.
Do you even remember what you were doing in 1901? I do. I was writing for Around the Foghorn by typewriter. Cars were not as fast back then, and there were whispers of something called a radio on the horizon.
The Giants’ stretch this past week highlights just how bad the struggles have been. They had a streak of five games where they only scored five runs. It is nearly impossible to win games with that level of run support. The pitcher has to be nearly perfect in those cases, and no pitcher is perfect.
On Friday night, the Giants did score a few more runs. In fact, they put up six runs and still lost by one to the Tampa Bay Rays. They had an opportunity to capture the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Giants loaded the bases with zero outs, and well, anyone who has watched the team this year knows how this story plays out. The Rays got the lead in the ninth inning and never looked back.
The Giants are now 7-18 in the second half of the year. They started the year out strong, and then treaded waters for a couple months followed by a nosedive lately. It is incredible how quick they want from a team that looked like obvious buyers to one that might be modest buyers to sellers to where they are now. Is it football season yet?
The home-field advantage has disappeared overnight for the Giants. You want to know an incredible detail? They were thriving at home earlier in the year. Before this 15-game stretch, they had a 28-18 record at home. Now, they are 29-32 at Oracle Park this year.
The Giants look like they will finish in the middle yet again. In the past couple of years, it was easy to chalk up a season like this to a lack of talent or injuries. However, this team has talent, and injuries have not been that big of an issue.
Their struggles do put Bob Melvin and his coaching staff in a tough position. The Giants picked up Melvin’s option for 2026 last month, but will he still be the manager in the offseason?
That is a question for Buster Posey and the front office to ponder. It also might become one of Posey’s most important decisions. Only time will tell, but this nosedive has now reached historic levels for a franchise that has been around for over 125 years.
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