The Giants throw another shutout--their 18th--and beat the Padres to reduce their magic number to one. That's seven wins in a row. One more and they are NL West champs. Anthony DeSclafani strung together five zeros and they rewarded him with a quick hook (71 pitches). But that's OK, the bullpen got it done. The 'pen racked up more IP in September than the starters and the Giants went 21-6! Jose Alvarez, Dominic Leone, Tyler Rogers, and Camilo Doval finished it. Doval got another critical save and seems immune to the pennant-chase pressure. Rogers pitched two innings yesterday and still another scoreless inning today.
One Step Closer
