Stumbling Blocks | Twins 8, Giants 3
The worst part of the Giants' 2-8 stretch is that it's come at a time when the teams they need to lose are, uh, actually losing.
The Padres, sitting in the third and final wild card spot, are 13-13 this month after getting blown out by the ... Royals. The Brewers, trailing the Padres by 1.5 games, have also scuffled. They're 10-14 in August.
Nobody's running away with that final playoff spot—but the Giants are running from it. A disastrous weekend placed them a season-high 7.5 games out of October.
Sure, there are six remaining games against San Diego and two vs. Milwaukee. But the Giants' could barely construct a lineup on Sunday. I'm ready to watch Heliot Ramos.