Yes, it’s April.
Yes, the Giants go into Tuesday night’s series opener with the Diamondbacks in Arizona having played only 15 games — we’re not even 10 percent through the season.
But this week looks critical — feels critical — for the Giants if they want to make the playoffs in 2018.
At 6-9, the Giants have the same record as the Dodgers, sit five games back in the National League West of the red-hot Diamondbacks, who have the second-best record in the N.L, and three games back of a Wild Card spot.