SAN DIEGO — A day after Carlos Rodón turned in the most dominant showing by a Giants starter this season, Alex Wood followed on Sunday with an almost equally impressive performance.
While taking a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, Wood ensured the Padres wouldn’t sniff a lead, thanks to an offensive explosion from the Giants’ offense to take the finale of this four-game series, 12-0, and secure a split with second-place San Diego.
Whether it was the result of good vibes generated by Saturday’s pregame home run derby, the byproduct of the extra practice that came with it or simply the baseball gods reversing the Giants’ fortunes after a hellish past three weeks, the team turned in its most complete performance in ages and, in the process, won consecutive games for the first time since the middle of June.
