SAN FRANCISCO — Last Thursday, after three one-run losses to the surging defending champions, the Giants boarded their charter flight home from Atlanta in need of a fresh start. One player remarked about the cleansing nature of returning to the crisp summer air of the Bay Area after a few soupy days in the south.
What followed was anything but refreshing. Call it the home stand from hell.
A 13-2 loss Sunday capped a series sweep at the hands of the White Sox and a stretch of eight games at Oracle Park that resulted in two wins. Hosting three teams with losing records, they failed to take a series from any of them.
