MIAMI — Regardless of how the Giants’ next two games unfold, they’ll leave Miami with the guarantee they won’t have the worst record in the National League.
At this early juncture of the season, however, the Giants’ 21-32 record may not be the best indication of how poorly they’ve played of late.
San Francisco opened a three-game series on Tuesday with a 3.5-game lead over the Marlins in the National League standings, but it didn’t take long for Miami to pass the Giants in another key metric. In a blowout 11-3 loss in the series-opener, the Giants’ terrible run differential became even worse as they’ve now been outscored by 86 runs in 53 games.