SAN FRANCISCO — For much of the last three years, Giants fans wondered when they would see a competent lineup and a group of hitters that could slug its way through games.
The 2020 Giants finally have a much improved offense, but first-year manager Gabe Kapler’s club has struggled in many other facets of the game.
Kapler’s team enters Sunday’s series finale on the heels of two heartbreaking defeats against the Oakland A’s that were made worse by stunning defensive miscues. On Friday, an indecisive play from first baseman Wilmer Flores cost the Giants a much-needed out in a five-run ninth-inning for the A’s.