SAN FRANCISCO — With one bad week, the Giants went from having the fourth-best record in the National League to dropping out of a playoff spot altogether.
The Giants likely aren’t going to be concerned about such things right now. But if they want to try and keep pace with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres in the National League West, they’ll likely have to take care of business against MLB’s also-rans.
Saturday, Evan Longoria, Thairo Estrada, Joc Pederson, and Wilmer Flores all hit home runs and starter Logan Webb lasted six innings to lead the Giants to a 9-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds, the NL’s worst team, before a sellout crowd of 40,115 at Oracle Park.