Giants Split Double-Header, Postseason Berth Remains Elusive

On Thursday, the San Francisco Giants suffered a heartbreaking loss against the Colorado Rockies.

On Friday, the San Francisco Giants suffered a heartbreaking loss against the San Diego Padres.

If that sounds like déjà vu, it should.

Despite a shaky bullpen performance, the Giants seemed poised to turn their fortunes around after a 5-4 victory in Game 1 of Friday's double-header.

However, any celebration was short-lived, as Trent Grisham launched a walk-off home run to propel the Padres to a 6-5 victory in Game 2.

For San Francisco, the Game 2 defeat was particularly painful, as they took a major hit in the expanded Wild Card standings (pictured below) while allowing a visiting team to celebrate a walk-off victory on their home field.

2020 -- it's been an odd year.

Furthermore, a proclivity for blowing leads isn't promising for these Giants (29-29) as they head into their two most crucial games of the season.


The good news: the Giants still control their own destiny, holding a one-game lead over both the Phillies and Brewers for the 8-seed.

The bad news: they don't hold any tiebreakers and will have to win on Saturday and Sunday unless they receive help from the Rays and Cardinals.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:15 PM PST on Saturday and 12:05 PM PST on Sunday.


Will the Giants qualify for the 2020 MLB Postseason?

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