SAN FRANCISCO–With Buster Posey, Evan Longoria and the Giants’ newest revelation, Mac Williamson, out of the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Nationals, San Francisco started the day with an uphill battle.
By the time Washington aided back-to-back Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer with a 6-1 lead in the fourth inning, the Giants might as well have been climbing Mount Everest.
As three of the Giants’ best right-handed hitters watched from the bench, the Nationals roughed up Giants starter Jeff Samardzija who lasted just 3 and 2/3 innings in an ugly 15-2 loss.
The 15 runs the Giants allowed Wednesday are the most the franchise has given up in a nine-inning game since Colorado defeated San Francisco 17-7 on May 5, 2016 at AT&T Park.