With a 41-48 record, the San Francisco Giants entered the All-Star break 17.5 games back in the NL West and with eight teams to hurdle in the NL wild-card standings.
Despite that crowded field, they are still just 5.5 games back for a postseason spot, and they entered the break playing good baseball with a 7-3 record in their last 10 games.
The offense struggled for most of the first half before finally showing some signs of life at the beginning of July, while the starting rotation has been in a state of flux all season.