Good morning, San Francisco Giants’ fans, and welcome to another edition of the Giants Morning Minute. On Tuesday, the Giants dropped their fourth straight game to open the second half, losing to the Boston Red Sox, 4-0. Rick Porcello was the winning pitcher, improving to 12-2 on the year, and keeping his perfect home record, now 9-0, in tact. Jake Peavy took the loss to fall to 5-8.
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals on Tuesday to kick off a three-game set. Coupled with the Giants’ loss, San Francisco’s lead in the National League West to 4.