The San Francisco Giants will only go as far as their pitching will take them. That’s the team’s grand design.
You might not like the team’s inactivity at the trade deadline, but it’s clear the choice was made to hold onto prospect inventory, hope a few guys in the lineup get hot, and the pitching continues to perform as it has since May 1st.
The Giants lost 4-1 thanks to a 4-run 6th inning, the capper being a 3-run home run off the bat of Mike Moustakas. It came against Tristan Beck, a guy who had pitched so well that he’d effectively pitched himself out of the rotation and into a late inning fireman.