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Giants series preview: The last home series of the year

The Giants wonthree titles in the 2010s, including the 2014 World Series over the Royals. But since 2016 they have had just one winning season - a 107-win, post-season disappointment in 2021. They have also become overshadowed by their rivals, the juggernaut Dodgers.

They came into this season hoping to contend with the ninth-largest payroll in baseball and investments in free agents like Jung Ho Lee, Jorge Soler, Jordan Hicks, Matt Chapman, and two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell. But they’ve been a pretty mediocre team all season, traded Soler mid-season, and have lost many key players to injury.