CINCINNATI–It was the road trip that was supposed to bring the Giants together; the stretch of the season when San Francisco could beat up on lowly teams that have already packed it in and started thinking about next season.
But after four straight losses including Sunday’s 11-4 clunker in Cincinnati, the Giants’ front office may have to consider doing the same.
After opening a pivotal 10-game trip with back-to-back late-inning wins over the Dodgers, the Giants believed they were poised to take off and climb back into a division race that remains unsettled. Instead, they lost their footing in a three-game sweep against the last-place Reds and find themselves clinging to the side of the mountain while trying to survive an avalanche.