NEW YORK -- The Giants began their three-city trip in first place. They'll come home in first place.
There's your silver lining. Now, about all that gray, ominous stuff in the middle... Their 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday brought a merciful end to a 1-7 trip in which they gave back half their advantage in the division standings. They hit .127 in 71 at-bats with runners in scoring position. Their only clutch hit Sunday came on an emergency protection swing with the bases loaded in the seventh inning, when Buster Posey tapped a single down the first base line.