Recent word around the National League suggests that the Giants have trouble in their bullpen, but the Washington Nationals aren’t buying it. They’ve been shut down by the Giants’ relievers two nights in a row, taking an 8-5 loss in a wild Friday-night affair at AT&T Park.
Just when an outright slugfest seemed imminent, the Giants got shutout work from Jeremy Affeldt, George Kontos, Josh Osich, Sergio Romo and Javier Lopez in relief of a struggling Matt Cain, preserving a win that kept them 21/2 games behind the Dodgers in the West.