SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants’ series finale against the Padres lacked the fireworks of the previous night, but the club will happily accept the tradeoff if it means escaping with its second straight series win.
After all, “win the series” was the message of Tuesday night, as the Giants explained their strategy behind piling on to a nine-run lead. And less than 24 hours later, the Giants can consider them 2 for 2 in that department, knocking off the Padres, 2-1, Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park.
“A big thing (Giants manager Gabe Kapler) was harping on was win the series,” said Luke Williams, who made his second start at third base and drove in the Giants’ only two runs. “We won both series, so I think that’s a great start. We’re going to try to keep it going and try to win some more series.”
