After a day of triumphs, the Giants spent the next afternoon embarrassing themselves in Philadelphia. They didn’t do anything well and at every turn, when they weren’t looking overmatched, they looked unprepared. Have the July vibes given way to August losses?
Jake Arrieta, who’s pitching with bone chips in his right elbow, struck out three of the first five batters he faced. It was 9-0 after four innings. Dereck Rodriguez didn’t strike out anybody in three-plus innings, but did walk two and give up a home run on the tenth pitch of Cesar Hernandez’s at bat that led off that fateful fourth.