Giants reach historic low not seen in nearly a century

The San Francisco Giants haven’t been very good coming out of the All-Star break. They’ve won just two of their past seven games during that span, and on Sunday, they were on the receiving end of yet another defeat, this time a 5-3 loss to the New York Mets, which, conversely, have the best record in MLB since the All-Star intermission. This loss seals the series sweep in the Mets’ favor, plunging the Giants further down their misery.

The Giants’ offense has ranked 24th since coming out of the All-Star break, scoring 37 runs in nine games, but it’s in the Mets series where they simply couldn’t make their opportunities count. On Sunday, they went hitless in seven at-bats with runners in scoring position, with Matt Chapman’s two home runs driving in their three runs on the night (his two-run shot in the bottom of the fifth was with Willy Adames at first base).

With yet another poor night at the plate overall, the Giants made some history that they would rather erase from the books. As pointed out by Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area, the Giants went 0-23 with runners in scoring position in the series sweep against the Mets — their first time in franchise history going hitless in at least 20 at-bats with runners in scoring position since 1931 — nearly 100 years ago.

This level of play simply won’t suffice for a Giants team that is contending with the other figurative giants of the division. They have been keeping in step with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres for most of the year, but their 2-7 start since the ASB has them falling off the pace with only a few days left prior to the trade deadline.

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