The San Francisco Giants' offense did not have the personnel to produce much on Wednesday, which led to a loss against the Minnesota Twins.
The San Francisco Giants concluded their series against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday with a 4-2 loss at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
The Giants have now lost five of their last six games and their last two series. Why couldn’t they get it done in Wednesday’s rubber match?
Quiet at the plate
Since Rafael Devers went on the 60-day Injured List for a core muscle injury on Sept. 13 — a move that ended his season — the offense has missed his presence.
In the time Devers has been absent from the lineup, the Giants’ batting order has only put together one big game in which it produced 10 runs in a win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Otherwise, it has been lackluster, and Wednesday was no exception, especially with other key absences.
Jung Hoo Lee, Bryce Eldridge and Willy Adames were all out with injuries of their own, and with only three games remaining, all of them are done for the season.
Through the first three innings, San Francisco only managed one hit. But in the bottom of the fourth, it seemed as if some momentum was being built.
Bo Davidson hit a one-out single that set Andrew Knizner up for a double. After Brett Harris struck out, Marcelo Mayer drew a two-out walk before Shay Whitcomb hit a two-RBI single.
The Giants had the lead immediately after finding themselves playing from behind, but their fourth-inning efforts did not last.
For the remainder of the game, San Francisco’s offense mustered just one hit. By the end, the Giants had gone 5-for-32 with more strikeouts (seven) than hits.
San Francisco was already struggling with its best players. Now, without key contributors, it is not surprising that the offense looks like this.
Losing the edge
Just like the Giants did not waste time eliminating the deficit they faced, the Twins did not either.
After San Francisco took the lead in the fourth, the Twins tied the game in the fifth inning when rookie left-hander Cesar Perdomo gave up a one-out triple before giving up a sacrifice fly RBI.
In the seventh, reliever Dylan Smith allowed a leadoff walk before giving up an RBI single later in the inning. At that point, the Giants were down two runs and could not find a way to get back on the scoreboard.
Now, they will finish their season at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and perhaps they can rattle off at least one more win for the fans before packing up for the offseason.
