From 19-run explosions to 1-0 nail-biters, the San Francisco Giants’ unpredictable bats are stalling a climb back to .500. The Giants must stabilize their production to survive a competitive NL West.
In no world should the San Francisco Giants be scoring 19 runs in one game, giving up 16 the very next night, and then salvaging a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 1-0 win followed up by a 12-9 clobbering.
The consistency simply isn't there. The wins are starting to rack up seeing as this team has won three of its last five, but that doesn't make up for the fact there's nothing fans can expect on a consistent basis.
The only thing to expect is the unexpected, but that's the last thing Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey and company want to hear. Dropping 19 on the Rockies was incredible, no doubt, but they were then outscored 24-5 in their next two games.
Winning 1-0 was a huge confidence booster, and then the Giants teed off on a depleted Brewers bullpen in the series finale. Ultimately, a win is a win, but winning 1-0 and 12-9 are two entirely different things.
When Will Giants Offense Plateau?
Now, 63 games into the season, the Giants offense shouldn't be a guessing game on a daily basis. If they're able to win games by scoring only one run, then more power to them, but putting that type of stress on the pitching staff doesn't result in a team that makes the playoffs.
On the contrary, it seems like this team is due for a 10+ game once a week. If they could find a way to score four or five runs on a nightly basis, things would be much better and they'd be further along in their seemingly never ending stretch to get back to .500.
Ten-Game Road Series Winds Down
Playing in three vastly different environments from May 29 to June 7 certainly doesn't help, but it's go-time for the Giants if they want to remain in the mix in a competitive NL West.
Knowing they're already 15 games behind, that's quite the mountain to climb, especially with the Los Angeles Dodgers firing on all cylinders, as they tend to do.
Offensively, Willy Adames leads the team in at-bats and is hitting .244. Rafael Devers is only four at-bats behind him and is hitting .240. Of the other four batters with 200+ at-bats, the clear winner is Luis Arraez who's hitting .325.
The 29-year-old won't be hitting that well forever, but if he could just help get the likes of Adames, Devers, or Matt Champan's averages up, this team would be in much better shape.
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