The Giants have been swept in Mexico. As much as it is our knee-jerk reaction as a country to blame our neighbor’s to the south for whatever is frustrating us, it’s not Mexico’s fault.
Yes, balls in the air were carrying. The infield turf was quick, the outfield turf probably too trampoline-y for its own good. No ball in play felt routine to players. Still the Giants lost a game they could’ve won if they had played better, consistent baseball for the full 9 innings.
After a display of early power, San Francisco, once again, wasted an early lead and stellar outing by Alex Cobb when the Padres punctuated a come-from-behind win with a Giant slaying bloop in the 8th off the bat of Matt Carpenter.