The Giants have played five games in September. One of them went 13 innings. That’s five games this month, and they haven’t had more than four hits in any of them.
Four hits or fewer in five straight games is a team record. There have been just seven teams in all of baseball with a five-game streak like this since 1913. I’m having a tough time fathoming that. Think of all the abysmal, wretched offensive teams that have played over the past 100 years. Think of the worst Giants lineup you can remember. Think of the 2012 Astros, the team that couldn’t reach base once against Matt Cain.