Ah yes, of course. Drew Smyly was the answer all along. Who was going to end the Giants’ playoff hopes? Drew Smyly. Should’ve known.
A win tonight would’ve give the Giants as many wins as the Phillies. Think about that: the Phillies were supposed to be contenders this year, and here they are actually sort of righting their ship to do exactly that after a really rough June, but the Giants could’ve equaled their win total through July just by winning tonight.
Nobody expected the Giants to do anything other than embarrass themselves for six months.