The Giants lost a buckwild back-and-forth game, and now they’re 5.5 games out of the Wild Card and a game beneath .500. That they’ve played competitive baseball this deep into the season, let alone at all is incredible. The likeliest scenario was that the Giants finished last in the NL West, so no matter what happens, I think this season is an easy success. The farm system is back in the top half of baseball, there’s promising young talent on the major league roster, and the team is fun.
This loss feels like a deathblow to the Giants’ slim playoff odds though.