PHILADELPHIA - When the final story of 2017 is written - what a page-turner it will be - this weekend's series in Philadelphia will be noted as the moment the Giants secured the distinction as the most underperforming Giants team, dollar for dollar, in a generation.
The Phillies were faced with an 11th consecutive losing series, which they had not "accomplished" since 1941, before the Giants let them off the hook Sunday.
The Giants came from three runs down to take a seventh-inning lead only lose 9-7 in a reminder that their bullpen is no great shakes either.