LOS ANGELES -- The San Francisco Giants' season is lost. They are 25 games below .500. They've blown leads 28 times that directly led to a loss. They're 9-48 when scoring three runs or less.
They're so far behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West that they're in danger of being lapped. Never in the historic rivalry have the Giants ever trailed the Dodgers by this many games (33 1/2).
Yet the Giants on Sunday will try to stir the drink one last time before the season ends. All week long, Matt Cain has been slotted to start Sunday's series finale against the Dodgers, but on Saturday, manager Bruce Bochy switched the rotation and will start Madison Bumgarner.