SAN DIEGO — The Giants headed for Boston with the best record in baseball, but the long trip will not be one of their so-called “happy flights.”
Not when they just got swept by the Padres. Not when the sweep happened with Madison Bumgarner, Jeff Samardzija and Johnny Cueto pitching. And not when the final game featured journeyman Edwin Jackson aiming for a no-hitter in his Padres debut.
“It was a rough series,” manager Bruce Bochy said in a silent clubhouse. “We’ll reboot. We’ll reset.”
They had better do so in a hurry, because this weekend was supposed to be the easy part of a three-city trip.