SAN FRANCISCO — Two grand slams, separated by about 10 minutes but thousands of miles, could change the course of baseball’s playoff race. What’s crazy isn’t the coincidence; it’s the fact that it matters at all.
On the cusp of elimination seemingly since the All-Star break, the San Francisco Giants are hanging by a thread to the mathematical possibility of a postseason berth. Not only will they not die — they beat the Colorado Rockies, 6-4, on Thursday for their ninth win in 10 games — their competition hasn’t exactly broken out the shovels, either.
At 78-78, the Giants improved to .500 for the first time since they were 61-61 on Aug. 23.
